Nc Rut Dates 2025. In our 20th annual best days of the rut, we reveal the seven top dates for tagging a giant whitetail this fall. Last season we experienced a very early rut in.

On a new and dark moon, as we’ll have on october 17th, the nc state researchers say to expect deer to be most active first thing in morning, and that aligns with my field observations. We’ll use that to make some predictions on how and when the deer will move around and rut this november.