Does anyone know how long after the rut male caribou are good to eat again? I've read that they are very bad during the peak of the rut during the first 3 weeks of October. Do I have anything to fear if taking a male from here on out? This is woodland caribou on the island of Newfoundland btw.
Male caribou after the rut
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I have shot many caribou and have found the big bulls are fine by end of Oct. Our rut here for barren ground is peak around the 15 Oct, the younger bulls tend to go on for a bit longer, but the bigs bulls have broken away from the cows and are fine to eat by the end of the month. If you watch then for a bit you can tell if the bulls are still playing around or have completely abandoned the cows. It seems it doesn't take long for the rut to clear their system after they quit, 2 or 3 days seem to do it from inedible to good. These are Yukon caribou and I've never seen or hunted the NFLD ones so take my experience for what it's worth.
