text: when do white tail deer go into rut in maine?   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/whitetail_deer  "in northern regions, the mating season (also known as the rut) is short, about two weeks long, while the breeding season in mexico is nearly all year long. the mating season is dependent on the moon and sun."  http://durangoherald.com/asp-bin/article_generation.asp?article_type=out&article_path=/outdoors/out031210.htm  "deer are in rut from mid-november to mid-december"