When was the rut at YOUR lease?

[Lethal Injection]

Maybe they just had a beer belly? I've made that mistake before too.

I have a beer gut and these deer were ready to pop.

[DidIDoThat]

Last 2 years in Brownwood i saw the most rutting around Thanks Giving.

Yea, I saw most activity the week of Thanks Giving. That is when I observed the most chasing. The next week was pretty quite, I assume the catching had occurred

[angrybroadhead]

Around Dec 20th for us!

[Tferg51]

Peak seems to be last week in October & 1st week of November then a little bit near Thanksgiving in the big city of Votaw. (near Livingston)

[dangerous dan]

2nd week in november for me

[kfd82]

I watched a young 8 pt eating corn with 4 or 5 does and he wasnt even paying attn to them, that was on Dec 1st last year. So I guess it hits sometime after that in Uvalde.

[gonehuntin68]

Last and first week of the year at the ranch by Three Rivers. Go about 70 miles east to my house and it's in November.

[JonBoy]

at our place the rut usually comes in about a week after the new moon in November...that usually times out to around Thanksgiving or the week before...

[browning09]

I hunt in Leon county and the rut is usually peaking around Nov 4-8. It really depends on the weather in that area. If we get a strong cold front before then it usually starts right after. Good luck this season everyone.

[lovetohunt]

Whitetail gestation is not 120 days it is 200 days.

[whitetailfanatic]

Halloween to Thanksgiving

[ATXBowhunter]

I hunt in Kimble county and the rut is usually around mid-Nov. Last year was kinda weak b/c we just didn't see the rutting behavior as we have in the past.

[Varmicon_qa]

Where I hunt in far south texas.. Its after Christmas

I hunt in deep south texas also and last year it was after christmas. Depending on the weather, it seems it is usually right around christmas to first of the year...

[grizzlyman]

I see most bucks chasing from the middle to the end of November. Last year there was a lot of activity going on Thanksgiving week.