This has been helpful in the past so thought I would share to my fellow archers. Day One: October 29 The rut starts now. Hunt the hottest sign and don’t be afraid to rattle and call. If you haven’t been hunting mornings yet, today is the day to start. Day Two: November 4 The seeking phase starts today. You know where your does feed and bed, right? Set up there because that’s where bucks will come looking for mates now. Day Three: November 9 The chase is just starting in most of the country. Down South, bucks are sniffing out those first estrous does. Time to find a funnel and wait for a bruiser. Best Day of the Year: November 12 Today is the day. Bucks will be more active—and less cautious—than at any other time of the season. Make it a long weekend, and don’t miss even an hour of woods time today. Day Five: November 18 Lockdown is wrapping up, and an influx of hunters from firearms-season openers should boot some bucks to their feet. In much of the South, bucks are seeking and chasing. Day Six: November 24 The main event is over in most of the country, but the biggest bucks are still on the prowl. Now’s the time to grit your teeth and wait out a giant. Day Seven: December 10 If there’s an underhunted phase of the rut, this is it. The two biggest bucks I saw all last year were dogging does in the secondary rut. Bundle up and get out there.
You have to take weather into consideration. I am always leery of anyone that claims to know what a whitetail buck is going to do.
Yea I do the same. It's a good read on field and stream. I usually check it out every year and have always benefitted from it.
I usually try and go by the 2nd full moon. This would put me in the woods October 24th weather depending. The 2nd full moon is coming early this year I believe. I will be looking for those fronts as it will be my first morning hunt of the year. I will be rotating spots from then to November 12th. I'm in Pa. Like said above, You can not go wrong late October into November. Thanks for the read and good luck.
