Wyoming · Whitetail rut

Whitetail rut dates in Wyoming.

Wyoming's whitetail rut peaks November 10–20 in the eastern river drainages, where huntable whitetail populations are established.

Nov 10 – Nov 20 · Wyoming Game and Fish Department

Wyoming's whitetail are concentrated along the eastern river drainages (Belle Fourche, Powder, North Platte). Most of Wyoming is mule deer country, which has its own separate and slightly earlier rut. Whitetail peak conception clusters in the second half of November in river-bottom habitat. WY Game and Fish publishes deer harvest data and rut summaries by species.

Zone

Eastern River Drainages (Whitetail)

Pre-rut
Oct 28 – Nov 9
Peak breeding
Nov 10 – Nov 20
Post-rut
Nov 21 – Dec 4
Late rut
Dec 9 – Dec 22

Source

Data sourced from Wyoming Game and Fish Department deer-program reports.

Wyoming Game and Fish Department

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