Yes it is, it's the same every single year. People think that the little activity they see is representative of what's happening, but it's not. We only see a fraction of what goes on. Year in and year out, peak breeding is ALWAYS the same.

K

Around here, they normally break up some time in September and come back together when the rut dies down. I was surprised this year to see two mature bucks traveling together in mid October.



Did you ever follow Charles Alsheimer and his moon phase theory on predicting the timing of the rut? I followed him for a few years and he seemed to be on to something but then it seemed to fall apart.