3rd rut???

[cmelara]

Eastland county. I was sitting in the stand yesterday 1/23, and there was a buck running and trailing a doe HARD. Is there any way that this doe was actually in heat?? i've heard of unbred does coming back in heat a 2nd time. any truth??

[Jaspro]

The buck I killed 3 years ago right down the road from you was chasing hard on the very last day of season.

[Aggiebush]

We were out at our place in Harrison Co. and saw literally hundreds of fresh scrapes. Didn't see many deer, but there seems to be a third rut out there. Our buck doe ratio is a little high, so I can see them not all getting bred. We are doing everything legal and possible to remedy this problem.

[canny]

There are 3 peaks that generally occur in during the rut. First peak: dominant does primarily get bred. Second Peak: Any remaining dominant does, and some yearlings. Third Peak: primarily yearling does, and the occasional dominant doe. All depends on the buck/doe ratio as to which ones get bred during which peak, but there are generally always 3 peaks. You can figure about 25-30 days between peaks. The question you are referring to is no doubtly the 3rd peak of the rut.

[noodle_hunter]

jason you dont know what the heck you are talking about. stirring the pot

[Jaspro]

jason you dont know what the heck you are talking about. stirring the pot

Ha KC! What brought you here?

[JonBoy]

Our doe to buck ratio is too high on our property...I've been seeing fawns dropping as late as late august (still suckling way into bow season) which tells me only one thing...there are WAY too many does and the bucks can't breed all of them in 1 or 2 ruts which can lead to a late 3rd rut...if you're seeing that you probably have the same issue that we do...too many does...JMHO

[noodle_hunter]

I found this site and it has some real good info except for what u have lol. Trying to learn something. How is life goin for u

[RedSeal]

There are 3 peaks that generally occur in during the rut. First peak: dominant does primarily get bred. Second Peak: Any remaining dominant does, and some yearlings. Third Peak: primarily yearling does, and the occasional dominant doe. All depends on the buck/doe ratio as to which ones get bred during which peak, but there are generally always 3 peaks. You can figure about 25-30 days between peaks. The question you are referring to is no doubtly the 3rd peak of the rut.

Well said Canny the 3rd rut like canny said is generally all yearling does getting bred and the occasional dominant doe. Although yearking does usally loose a average of 40% of there fawns!

[18ncs]

I have always thought it all gets back to your doe/buck ratio. Plus if the ratio is way out of whack the bucks don't have to chase far to find does. When they have to roam the most the season's over. What do yall try to shoot where you are, dominant or younger does?

[canny]

The ideal situation is to have all of your yearling does bred at the end of the season, in most places especially in east tx there are so many older does that only a small proportion of yearlings get bred. Statistically yearling does have a higher percentage of producing 2 buck fawns, where as the older does have a higher chance of producing mostly 2 doe fawns, and sometimes 1 doe and 1 buck fawn. If the land is managed properly and there is adequate nutrition yearling does actually have a lower still birth percentage than the older does.