Deer Rut 2024 Michigan Deer. We believe the deer feeding chart “peak hunter activity sheds a unique light on the peak breeding activity theory. The next few weeks should be the sweet spot for most whitetail hunters with more seasonable temperatures and an increase in daylight deer movement.

And, now, the whitetail rut is staring us right in the hairy eyeball. On the deer side, the rut is just past the peak breeding—or lockdown—point in most areas, which means that bucks are still crazy about breeding, but the number of available does.