Seems early to me..

but they be after it, and have seen other pics.

Just a little sparring

As soon as the velvet comes off I get pics like that almost immediately. Just establishing a pecking order. Not really fighting for the ladies probably since that older buck is more interested in the corn.

Within 10 days of Thanksgiving
at our place in Mills county.

I've got trail cam photos of two mature deer locked up and trying to kill one another on 10/10/18. 2am. This was in Webb County.

Not early. This stuff doesn’t just start over night all of a sudden in November. At my place doe are being chased, scrapes active, and bucks fighting. The rut isn’t in full swing, but they aren’t going to just wait around and do nothing until the rut starts.

this time of the year I usually see a few bucks acting goofy. Around here there very seldom is a full blown rut. Bucks run Does for a while then they slow down. Then they start up again. When a Doe comes into heat they will chase her around.

You have a picture at a feeder with 3 bucks in it, they are still grouped up, doesn't seem early to me.

It does seem early, but I watched a slick forkhorn separate a doe from her fawn and commence with the oustretched neck chase. Buck was a 2.5 maybe 3.5, just inside ears, 10" or 11" tall. Red River County.

Not early in our neck of the woods. Watched the young one's spar on Monday morning.

Yep and chase some does around.

Should be in full swing this next week in central tx