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Anyone notice the rut came later this year?
#8062705
11/24/20 04:18 PM
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In my neighborhood we have a lot of deer and I notice that the rut just kicked into gear. It usually happens in the beginning of November. Are yall seeing the same thing?
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Re: Anyone notice the rut came later this year?
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#8062711
11/24/20 04:24 PM
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It seemed to come right on time where I hunt.
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Re: Anyone notice the rut came later this year?
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#8062717
11/24/20 04:28 PM
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It seems first round came early on my place and the second round is now starting up.
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Re: Anyone notice the rut came later this year?
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11/24/20 04:28 PM
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It seemed to come right on time where I hunt. Yep just started yesterday in Dickens county...... I remember Thanksgiving being the time when I hunted around Comstock and Big Lake....
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Re: Anyone notice the rut came later this year?
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#8062720
11/24/20 04:29 PM
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Was pretty spot on in southern OK. Very typical to see doe not follow all the same cycle pattern and some hot ones will be around for several weeks. esp if ratios are all out of whack, a second (or third) estrus cycle can occur if not all the doe were bred the first time through.
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Re: Anyone notice the rut came later this year?
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11/24/20 04:33 PM
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A week earlier than normal for me. Opening weekend usually doesn't have the rut started, but it did this year
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Re: Anyone notice the rut came later this year?
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11/24/20 04:33 PM
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redchevy
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Haven't been in two weeks but ours never seems to kick off till Christmas.
It's hell eatin em live
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Re: Anyone notice the rut came later this year?
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11/24/20 04:40 PM
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Well hell. I went back to my buck chasing doe pics from last year and they were all from the beginning of November. In the last 5 days or so I've seen 3 bucks chasing. This morning there was a young buck at the gate to the subdivision, he was locked onto a doe. He didn't care that cars were driving by. We only see doe until the rut kicks off then they come out from the golf course, and greenbelts. Just an observation, nothing scientific.
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Re: Anyone notice the rut came later this year?
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11/24/20 04:41 PM
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Haven't been in two weeks but ours never seems to kick off till Christmas. Red, you are South Tx right. Thats always way later than most rest of state. East Tx(north at least) is earlier than most of state like early Nov or earlier ive heard. NW Tx seems closer to mid Nov for most. Personally I dont think the timing of peak breeding varies much at all. You just dont notice it for various reasons and a big reason can be warmer weather can push it more to night.
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Re: Anyone notice the rut came later this year?
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#8062751
11/24/20 04:50 PM
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It seemed to come right on time where I hunt. Yep just started yesterday in Dickens county...... I remember Thanksgiving being the time when I hunted around Comstock and Big Lake.... Yep, Dec is the month to be hunting down in the Comstock area.
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Re: Anyone notice the rut came later this year?
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11/24/20 05:00 PM
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Yep, started getting heavy around here a couple days ago. Big boys coming out of hiding. Seeing new bucks and a couple of big ones.
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Re: Anyone notice the rut came later this year?
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11/24/20 05:18 PM
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Rut was same as last 21 yrs in TX Panhandle where we've been hunting whitetails. Buddy's killed a 152" and 163" bucks.
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Re: Anyone notice the rut came later this year?
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11/24/20 05:21 PM
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Haven't been in two weeks but ours never seems to kick off till Christmas. Red, you are South Tx right. Thats always way later than most rest of state. East Tx(north at least) is earlier than most of state like early Nov or earlier ive heard. NW Tx seems closer to mid Nov for most. Personally I dont think the timing of peak breeding varies much at all. You just dont notice it for various reasons and a big reason can be warmer weather can push it more to night. Yes we are generally later than a lot of the state.
It's hell eatin em live
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Re: Anyone notice the rut came later this year?
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11/24/20 05:51 PM
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At your house, it's the second rut
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Re: Anyone notice the rut came later this year?
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11/24/20 10:05 PM
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I didn’t see any chasing until last weekend, so a little late for me. I generally see a second rut in December and have shot several nice deer following does around Christmas. I don’t see how I would have missed the first rut but...
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Re: Anyone notice the rut came later this year?
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#8063127
11/24/20 10:12 PM
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My sister and BIL are hunting in North OK this week. They said that they have seen a ton of deer chasing. That is all they have seen. Deer chasing non-stop. They haven't been able to take a shot because the deer won't stand still for even a second. They have bleated, grunted, rattled and even yelled at them. I'll be headed up Friday.
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Re: Anyone notice the rut came later this year?
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11/24/20 11:12 PM
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What rut???? I saw no signs of ruttin in Coke county
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Re: Anyone notice the rut came later this year?
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#8063193
11/24/20 11:17 PM
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What rut???? I saw no signs of ruttin in Coke county It’s pretty much over for Coke. I am in stand now and just watched a 4 year old 8 feed side by side with 8 Does and he never checked them.
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Re: Anyone notice the rut came later this year?
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#8063234
11/24/20 11:49 PM
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The rut is on right now where I have been hunting. Logged 19 hunts (3hour sit minimum) so far seen 1 doe a couple of spikes and one 4 point. I consider that a RUT #1
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Re: Anyone notice the rut came later this year?
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11/24/20 11:58 PM
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We have not really had a real rut this year.
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Re: Anyone notice the rut came later this year?
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#8063315
11/25/20 12:27 AM
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Ours started right on top about 2 days ago. We are always last week of Nov and first week of Dec. southern panhandle
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Re: Anyone notice the rut came later this year?
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#8063352
11/25/20 12:48 AM
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Hook-Em
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Right on time on my places in Mills county. It's always within a week are so of Thanksgiving.
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Re: Anyone notice the rut came later this year?
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11/25/20 01:15 AM
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Nope, right on time here... I was about a month ahead of the deer.
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Re: Anyone notice the rut came later this year?
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11/25/20 08:22 AM
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I saw another buck chasing a doe tonight.
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Re: Anyone notice the rut came later this year?
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#8063836
11/25/20 12:24 PM
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At your house, it's the second rut ^^^^^^ for does that haven't been bred yet^^^^^^^^^^
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