8 Tips for Hunting the Pre-Rut | Myth Buster - Deer Activity is NOT Based On Moon Phase (578)

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