I live in Colorado, when are Mule Deer in the rut here

[pmdoyle4]

I live in Colorado, when are Mule Deer in the rut here

[Bull Elk]

I've been hunting in the Whitewater River area near Meeker, CO since 1988. My experience is that the mule deer rut begins in this area soon after the first week in November and peaks around Thanksgiving. In some years it's started a little earlier, but it seems to me that the mule deer in this area get kind of "girl" stupid around the first week of November. Unfortunely, most places in the state do not issue many buck tags in the 4th season.