{"id":128,"date":"2016-12-07T05:47:04","date_gmt":"2016-12-07T05:47:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tma65.com\/blog\/?p=128"},"modified":"2026-05-21T11:38:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T11:38:21","slug":"deer-hunting-techniques-for-the-post-rut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/deer-hunting-techniques-for-the-post-rut\/","title":{"rendered":"Deer Hunting Techniques for the Post Rut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_83 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\"><div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\"><p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p><span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/deer-hunting-techniques-for-the-post-rut\/#Deer_Hunting_Techniques_for_the_Post_Rut\" >Deer Hunting Techniques for the Post Rut<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/deer-hunting-techniques-for-the-post-rut\/#Watch_the_Weather_Deer_Hunting_Techniques\" >Watch the Weather Deer Hunting Techniques<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/deer-hunting-techniques-for-the-post-rut\/#Keep_Trail_Cameras_Active\" >Keep Trail Cameras Active<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/deer-hunting-techniques-for-the-post-rut\/#Use_a_Decoy\" >Use a Decoy<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/deer-hunting-techniques-for-the-post-rut\/#Hunt_the_Unobvious_Obvious_Places\" >Hunt the Unobvious Obvious Places<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/deer-hunting-techniques-for-the-post-rut\/#Conduct_a_Drive\" >Conduct a Drive<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div><h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Deer_Hunting_Techniques_for_the_Post_Rut\"><\/span>Deer Hunting Techniques for the Post Rut<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: justify\">Deer <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.tractoptics.com\/all-about-hog-hunting\/\" title=\"All About Hog Hunting\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"727\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hunting<\/a> Techniques for the Post Rut. It\u2019s getting late in the season, seemingly a good time to ignore the alarm clock or use the \u201cI have to watch this football game\u201d excuse. Hey, if your heart\u2019s not in it any longer, then so be it. Life is too short to do anything forced.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: justify\">However, for those of us who are determined to tough it out until the final buzzer, you know it\u2019s that time of <a title=\"How to Maximize Deer Hunting Season\" href=\"https:\/\/tractoptics.com\/blog\/how-to-maximize-deer-hunting-season\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">season when the woods are largely devoid of deer<\/a> movement and the only activity seems to take place at night. Yet we still hoist our packs, don some <a title=\"Rifle Scopes and Extremely Cold Weather\" href=\"https:\/\/tractoptics.com\/blog\/rifle-scopes-and-extremely-cold-weather\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cold weather<\/a> gear and head out. There\u2019s something special about folks like you and me that entertain periods of a certain sporadic behavior that top-notch psychologists couldn\u2019t possibly explain. Like glancing out a north-facing window on a winter\u2019s day where an approaching dark mass of clouds causes you to drop everything and go freeze your tail off in the stand. That sort of thing.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Watch_the_Weather_Deer_Hunting_Techniques\"><\/span>Watch the Weather Deer Hunting Techniques<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: justify\">At the <a title=\"hunting brand with deer head\" href=\"https:\/\/tractoptics.com\/blog\/tag\/hunting-brand-with-deer-head\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">head of cold fronts deer<\/a> will be moving to food sources. The beans are likely fertilizer by now, but standing corn and winter wheat should be available. Hunker down and wait. Deer, especially bucks, burn a lot of energy during the rut, even laying down on cold days keeps the motor running. Be waiting at the spots where they like to refuel.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Keep_Trail_Cameras_Active\"><\/span>Keep Trail Cameras Active<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: justify\">Many of us run trail cameras throughout the summer then take them down. This is understandable in the sense that it\u2019s never a good idea to tromp into bedding areas during primetime. Keep your trail cameras deployed throughout <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/all-about-hog-hunting\/\">hunting<\/a> season in <a title=\"Best Places to See Wildlife in the USA This Summer\" href=\"https:\/\/tractoptics.com\/blog\/best-places-to-see-wildlife-in-the-usa-this-summer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">places like food plots where you\u2019re seeing<\/a> signs of activity. There doesn\u2019t need to be a pile of corn or a mineral lick over which to hang them. They\u2019ll just serve as an extra set of eyes while you\u2019re away.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Use_a_Decoy\"><\/span>Use a Decoy<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: justify\">Deer <a title=\"How to Make your Decoy and Binocular Do The Work!\" href=\"https:\/\/tractoptics.com\/blog\/how-to-make-your-decoy-and-binocular-do-the-work\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">decoys work<\/a> well during the pre rut and rut, but aren\u2019t often considered as a valuable tool when the chasing dies down. There are two scenarios in which you may find it beneficial to use a decoy. One, there\u2019s a few bucks cruising for one last doe in heat. Two, you\u2019re on the move, watching big fields from a <a title=\"Glassing For Elk \u2013 High Vantage Points\" href=\"https:\/\/tractoptics.com\/blog\/glassing-for-elk-high-vantage-points\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vantage point<\/a> and may need some cover when the stalk begins.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hunt_the_Unobvious_Obvious_Places\"><\/span>Hunt the Unobvious Obvious Places<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: justify\">How many times have you heard of big bucks being killed in a half-acre woodlot? That\u2019s because a half-acre woodlot is not a place we\u2019d likely <a title=\"hunting\" href=\"https:\/\/tractoptics.com\/blog\/category\/hunting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hunt<\/a>. And if we don\u2019t <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.tractoptics.com\/binoculars-for-turkey-hunting\/\" title=\"Binoculars for Turkey Hunting\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"726\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hunt<\/a> there, then a wily old buck won\u2019t feel so bad about using it as his bed. Sometimes it\u2019s the unlikely draw in an easy-to-access place that yields the biggest bucks in the post rut.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conduct_a_Drive\"><\/span>Conduct a Drive<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: justify\">Speaking of those unlikely draws, put together a small drive to see what comes out. On cold mornings in the post rut, bucks will lay down at the tops of draws where they can watch their back trail and get warm in the sunshine. Place the <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/tag\/hunter\/\">hunter<\/a> near escape routes while you walk slowly through, periodically clapping your hands and making noise. If you walk too quickly, a big buck will let you move on past then slip out the way you came in. 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