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Author: James L. Bruner
After the rut a lot of hunters call it a year regardless of whether they have scored or tanked in filling their tags. In northern climates the whether can turn frigid quickly during the later parts of November and this is one reason why many hunters opt to stay at home. Couple this with a recent firearms season and it’s easy to understand why a large majority of hunters feel that the hunt is over for yet another year. But there is a lot to be said about hunting the late seasons.
Because so many hunters subscribe to the same mindset as mentioned above you can capitalize on numerous hunting areas where you will find little, if not non-existent, hunting pressures. And don’t fall into that category of hunters who believe a second rutting phase never occurs in a particular hunting area. This late season phonomenon is not reliant on the bucks visible presence because, just as earlier in the season, a buck will travel to the receptive doe.
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