I have a theory. 2010 was three years in to the DNR's idea to drastically reduce the deer population. It had been three seasons since the start of the $15 antlerless tags and the bonus gun season. While the buck limit remained as 1 buck per season Ohio hunters were mindlessly blasting the shit out of the doe population. The reduction in doe numbers had not yet began to impact the mature buck population through reduced births. So with a relatively stable buck population, coming off record deer population, and a sharp reduction in does, we saw a very active rut.
