Rut is on...

[Rodeo24]

in NW Austin anyway. The last two nights I've seen all the big boys chasing does around my house. These are the bucks I never see until the rut starts. Last night alone I saw two different 160 class 10 points, two average 8 points and a melanistic 6 point, which with the dark chocolate coat and pure white antlers was a site to behold. They were constantly on the move with tongues hanging out.

Anyone seeing this further west in the Hill Country yet, like Mason County?

[bowhunterhelm]

Where the heck are you in NW Austin with two different 160 class bucks running around? I need an exact address so I know where to be Saturday morning

Really, where are you near Austin that holds deer like that?

[Rodeo24]

Great Hills, near The Arboretum

[doc]

Can you hunt the colf course?!?!?!?! :P
There's some decent size deer in Round Rock too.
All on that land South of 620. They cross over into the neighborhoods on the North sometimes.

[Rodeo24]

If I could, there would be several P & Y bucks hanging on my wall!! It's real shame that I spend tons of money and drive to Mason every weekend when I have wallhangers in my yard almost every night!!

[wacm]

i was in llano last weekend. our bucks are still bunched up.

[DeerTexas]

Rut is on...

in NW Austin anyway.

...and the season is now closed!! GRRRR!!

I saw similar activity in Mills County yesterday evening with 3 separate running bucks between 4:55 - 5:00 p.m. Biggest was an 18" heavy horned 10 pointer. Cold snap just kicked em into high gear, yet hear I sit. tsk tsk