white tail rut

[unionmade482]

Any body know the start of rut this year for Texas

[Mud Shark]

There isn't a specific date, unlike the beginning of deer season. People say Thanksgiving, is "The Rut" but that's just a guide. Last year at our lease, they were chasing pretty hard around the last week in October.

[unionmade482]

I'm hoping we get a early cool front,that'll help start it

[8pointer]

Depends on what part. East texas generally starts mid/end October to early November. South texas usually doesn't start til mid to late December.

[unionmade482]

I was trying to find a forecast for this year bc I figured we got a little more water to the area
But I can't find anything

[Jeremiah B]

I read 16th to the 20th projected as heaviest potential idk

[unionmade482]

I read 16th to the 20th projected as heaviest potential idk

of october?

[afishinman14]

Go to the TPWD website. They have info on the rut for each region of Texas. With graphs and everything. Based on when does are bred. I would say generally speaking (outside of South Texas) the rut is late Oct to Thanksgiving. Somewhere in there you'll see em chasing hard. And mid October to late October you can rattle em up.

[ossyusmc]

last year in s. texas it was around december

[geauxgruene]

Atascosa county is usually the week around Christmas.

[Txnrog]

Go to the TPWD website. They have info on the rut for each region of Texas. With graphs and everything. Based on when does are bred. I would say generally speaking (outside of South Texas) the rut is late Oct to Thanksgiving. Somewhere in there you'll see em chasing hard. And mid October to late October you can rattle em up.

This ^^^ the does usually cycle about the same time each year depending on the region. (Exception being in extremes of range condition).

Observed behavior will often depend on the weather and moon b/c it pushes more of the activity into the daytime

[HoustonR6ryda]

in East Texas its always around mid October