Originally Posted by Gib
True, but unless I'm mistaken that is triggered by daylight length. So wouldn't it have triggered at the first time it hit that length and not a month later when it hit again? I'm sure there is a simple answer I'm overlooking but just made me wonder.


I always assumed that it had something to do with when they dropped their last fawn/were born. It seems to be about five-six months from dropping fawns to the rut. When the time approaches the light cycles trigger the doe estrous. But we have such a mix of deer genetics, who knows for certain.