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The Wired To Hunt Podcast – Episode #61: 2015 Rut Predictions & Theories

Trail-camera night: buck with large antlers feeding beside tall grass
Mark Kenyon is the author of That Wild Country, founder of Wired To Hunt, and host of the industry-leading Wired To Hunt Podcast. He is a nationally published writer, a QDMA certified Deer Steward, and MeatEater's resident "whitetail guy."

Today on the show Dan and I are discussing a topic that all hunters love debating. The timing of the rut.

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What You’ll Learn In This Episode:

– Dan’s best day of hunting during the rut

– What the science says about the timing of the rut and the most popular theory for its timing

– Details regarding the Alsheimer/Laroche lunar theory about the timing of the rut

– How our observations compare with past Alsheimer/Laroche rut predictions

– Our thoughts on the two main rut timing theories

– Other factors that impact timing and intensity of rutting activity

– What we would predict as the 4 best days to hunt during the rut

– Lesser hyped periods of time during the rut that might be worth targeting and why

– And much more

Show Notes, Resources, Links:

– For more information about rut predictions and theories, check outour full blog post on this very topic.

– The new Wired To Hunt decals are now up for sale –click here to check them out!

– Use the hashtag #W2HPodcast61 on Twitter or Facebook to share your prediction for the best 4 days of the rut this year

– To learn more about about our podcast sponsor Sitka Gear,visit their website hereand check out their new line of whitetail gear for 2015

– If you haven’t yet, head toour podcast pageto listen to our other episodes

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