Elk breed the same every year regardless of the moon phases and weather anomalies. The gestation period for elk is the same every year and the calves are born in the same time in the spring.
How we perceive elk breeding has nothing to do with Mother Nature…
For sure!
The rut timing is controlled by day length, not the moon or the weather. As the day length approaches the fall equinox, the hormones start flowing. It's all built into the pituitary gland.
