Why is Hunting Season in the Fall?

Some of this already touched on, but I couldn't imagine trying to hunt in July, when it's HOT and the flies are bad, the leaves are so thick visibility is reduced, and a buck (for example) may not leave his one summer bog haunt...and forget about killing something that may take hours to drag out. Of course these are not a concern if you are driving around or sitting somewhere easily accessible - but that is not hunting for many of us.

Hunting the rut is fun, and effective.

Bird broods aren't fully grown until fall, and are still small at the start of some of our fall seasons as it is. Migrations happen in the fall (also spring, but that is breeding/nesting).

Hunting in the fall just makes sense...there's some spring and summer hunting seasons that make sense and are already in place for certain species, but I sure wouldn't want to hunt most big game or birds in July.
 
Two reasons come to mind for fall hunting. If you are limited to males, and we're all greedy about wanting a knock down one with a big rack, the Wildlife departments think that the considerate thing to do is the get him after the rut. That way the strongest genes get passed along. Secondly, migratory birds aren't flying in warm months. They're nesting up in the Arctic.
 
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