Rut?

[Deer Destroyer]

Do y'all think this cold front will kick off the rut by the weekend 11/17?

[HARDWAY78]

Hopin so!

[8pointer]

Depends on exactly where you are hunting. I would venture to say with the exception of south Texas, this cold front will trigger lots of rutting activity all over the state. East Texas for sure!!!!

[sniper steve]

They're chasing HARD in Illinois. Grunted in 3 decent bucks yesterday, had a button buck mount my doe decoy. Dead deer all over the roads. The rut is on up here.

[explorer1]

Before the front hit,i have been seeing tons of movement on public land as of a week ago lots of fork horns moving.

[tx07]

Do y'all think this cold front will kick off the rut by the weekend 11/17?

Dude, just get your tail in the woods.
I'll be in the brush that weekend also. Good Luck
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[woodsman]

Weather has no bearing on the rut. Cooler weather will cause us to see more chasing/rutting activity, because the deer won't overheat from all the running around. If the weather is warm, the majority of the pursuits & breeding will take place very late pm/early am, which gives us the impression that its "too warm for the rut".

If we could watch all night during warm periods, we would have a different impression. Air temperature does not affect/trigger does' estrous cycle. Deer in tropical climates breed almost exclusively at night.

Having said all that, I think we should see lots of activity this weekend!!! Woohoo!!!