As the leaves fall and the temperatures cool, you may notice increased deer activity in your yard or throughout the neighborhood.
I spoke with Matt Breda of Breda Pest Management regarding the different deer seasons here in Metro Atlanta.
Fall “Rut” or Mating Season
“You are going to have what’s called the “rut” or “rutting season” which is in October, that is when they are going to be mating and reproducing,” notes Breda.
According to the University of Georgia , “The desire to breed causes deer to become more active compared to the rest of the year. Bucks move more and become less secretive, making them easier to hunt and more susceptible to being hit by motor vehicles.”
Both the University of Georgia and the Wildlife Resources Division note a “strong correlation between peak deer-vehicle collision timeframes, deer conception dates and the hourly movement rates of deer tracked by GPS.”
“Based on that information, deer-vehicle collision data provided by the Georgia Department of Transportation was used to map the timing of peak deer movement in Georgia,” states the University of Georgia.