November is always a turning point in the whitetail year, and we’re just past the full moon, which means morning deer activity should climb steadily starting today. Cooling temperatures will spur all whitetails to move often and more widely, their winter coats now feel comfortable instead of burdensome. Most important, daylight hours are shrinking fast, and the pineal gland—located in the whitetail brain and affected by the amount of light—triggers the hormones that tell a buck that breeding is his mission now.