Peak deer season has arrived

For the thousands of local deer hunters who have not notched their deer license this year, your time has arrived. The normally cautious whitetail bucks, who usually are tucked into their day beds all day and who only move very cautiously during daylight hours, will throw caution to the wind to find and breed does.  

This is the prime time for hunters to bag a trophy buck. It is called the rut. The urge to mate and start the reproduction process flows through the bodies of both does and bucks, but seems to be especially strong with the normally more cautious bucks. 

For a good example of how strong the urge to mate is, let me cite an example from last fall.