Hunters should not discount hunting during the pre-rut! Things are ramping up for the rut with lots of deer activity: scrapes opening up, a few does are now receptive with bucks seeking those does, bucks move further distances outside their home range. Grant explains the biology behind deer activity - deer breeding cycles (debunking the moon phase activity myth with deer biology). Then watch for advice on the best tactics to hunt this cycle of the rut!
0:00 - Intro
0:37 - Definition of Rut/Pre-Rut
1:05 - Doe Breeding Cycles
2:28 - Scrapes
3:25 - Moon Phase Myth
8:20 - How to Hunt Pre-Rut
9:28 - Traveling Bucks
9:50 - Home Range
11:37 - Travel Corridors
12:01 - Food Sources
12:15 - Water Sources
12:37 - Down Wind Side
13:00 - Time of Day
