When’s peak rut Idaho

[Gear-Reviewer]

I’ve hunted the Orofino/ Nez Perce area the last couple years for whitetail. When is the normal peak rut? When do they start noticeably pre and post rut? Obviously every year is different. I’ve gone in mid November and late November. Never seems like the bucks are rutting that hard so wondering what you guys think about rut dates. I’m no whitetail expert, but I do fill my tags so can’t be too much of an idiot on these things lol.

 

[jedi]

ive always thought the week of thanksgiving has always been the absolute best time to be in the whitetail woods. starting anywhere around nov 18-until you have to leave. we hunt wa/id/mt in this timeframe and it always seems to be the sweet spot