>For a specific area the rut
>happens the SAME time +
>or - a few days
>every year. it doesn't vary
>by 2-3 weeks depending on
>the weather. Think about it,
>the majority of calves are
>born during the same week
>every year, correct? that means
>the majority of the rut
>happens during the same week
>every year. All you are
>hearing with the bugling prior
>to the rut is the
>different attitudes of individual bulls,
>cooler weather getting the bulls
>excited, or moonless nights keeping
>them out during the day.
>
>
>Mntman
>
>"Hunting is where you prove yourself"
>
THANK YOU, nothing like a redneck challenging science, gotta love it. It does not change scientific data. I have had spikes and 5x5 screamin there heads off the first week. Sorry, that is not the rut. Its just bulls starting to voice there wild oats and pointing to the future "rut". Around Sept 17 you MAY see the beginning of cows coming into estrus and once they get a taste (not just gathering them in early sept) it goes wild. Try hunting on Sept 24 sometime.