[{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/blog\/4-things-that-can-ruin-your-rut-vacation\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/blog\/4-things-that-can-ruin-your-rut-vacation\/","headline":"4 Things That Can Ruin Your Rut Vacation","name":"4 Things That Can Ruin Your Rut Vacation","description":"Many of us hunters take time off of work to hunt the one thing we look forward to all year...","datePublished":"2015-11-06","dateModified":"2018-06-12","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/author\/hagosto\/#Person","name":"Hector 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which days we want off months in advance.\u00a0 Essentially taking a gamble that conditions will be right for a successful hunt.Here are four things that can ruin your rutcation in a hurry\u20261 – Unseasonably Warm TemperaturesAn obvious factor as so many of us were forced to hunt the crazy warm temps of a normally unbelievable November week.\u00a0 This was my week of vacation and I\u2019m sure I wasn\u2019t the only frustrated hunter baking in a tree when, instead, I should be using hand warmers.\u00a0 Daytime buck activity was minimal, to say the least.\u00a0 Every deer we saw was within the first two hours or the last two hours of light.\u00a0 Not only that, but most of my productive rut stands are set up for a north or west wind, and it was nothing but south winds for five straight days.\u00a0 While daytime deer movement was slow, the bucks were still chasing does during the golden hours.\u00a0 If I could have switched my vacation to next week, I would have, but hindsight is 20\/20, as I ended up tagging a mature buck in the 70 degree heat anyway!\u00a0 Ultimately, the warm temps left a lot of hunters frustrated and the deer moving at night, but the rut is still the rut and you can\u2019t kill one from the couch.The first week of November 2015 brought unseasonably warm temps across the country.2 – Human PressureHuman pressure is a huge factor when it comes to the amount of daytime deer activity even during the rut.\u00a0 Sure the bucks are \u201cstupid\u201d during this time of year, but they still trust their nose.\u00a0 We know from scientific studies that once a deer learns a smell, they never forget it.\u00a0 Human pressure equals human scent, which in turn equals nocturnal deer.\u00a0 Here\u2019s a fun fact, a buck can smell an estrous doe from 425 yards or more, imagine how easily they can smell a human.\u00a0 This is why they move more at night in pressured areas\u2026no human odors in the air.While you can certainly catch one chasing in a pressured area, you\u2019re better off removing yourself from human pressured woodlots as best you can and hunt where others aren\u2019t contaminating your area.3 – Poor Sex RatiosA good buck to doe ratio of 1:2 or higher (1:1) means there will be tremendous competition for breeding rights, thus an intense rut can be expected.\u00a0 Once you start to get more than three does to every one buck, there\u2019s not much competition as there are plenty of does to go around.\u00a0 Also, bucks don\u2019t have to search far and wide to find that receptive doe, which means he won\u2019t be cruising past your stands as much.\u00a0 The more equal the herd is, the more success you will have with calling tactics like rattling and grunting.4 – StormsStorms are not necessarily a bad thing (unless they last for days), in fact they are often dynamite triggers for deer movement.\u00a0 Things will be generally quiet during the storm itself, but you absolutely need to be in the stand before it hits and immediately after it lets up.\u00a0 Keep an eye on the radar and try to time it so that you are all set to go by the time the rain or snow lets up.\u00a0 A moving barometer means moving deer."},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Legendary Whitetail's Blog"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/blog\/4-things-that-can-ruin-your-rut-vacation\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"4 Things That Can Ruin Your Rut Vacation"}}]}]