4th rut is on.

[GeauxLSU]

Cameras are lighting up the last 3 days, more road kills, just watched a 6 pointer harassing does in the back yard.
If you aren't still running cams, be a great time to see what survived.

 

[Shmelton]

I read an article once where the biologist stated that white tails in GA show signs of the rut 12 months out of the yr.


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[tas6691]

I have always believed the main rut is after the first of the year. What we think of as the main rut in November is a pre rut of sorts, weather and moon dependent. I always more rut type activity and we had far worse problems with our rabbit dogs running deer in mid January. Even training dogs in February we would see a little activity which granpappy said was post rut.

 

[sniper22]

Cameras are lighting up the last 3 days, more road kills, just watched a 6 pointer harassing does in the back yard.
If you aren't running still running cams, be a great time to see what survived.

Cameras are also great to know when the shed starts..

 

[mfoster]

Cameras are also great to know when the shed starts..

I had a few this week with one side gone in Macon county mostly little bucks.

 

[78Bronco]

Is it bow season yet?? ...I miss deer hunting already! LOL

 

[THREEJAYS]

I need to check mine i have one still out

 

[rtaylor112]

I still have one out, I haven't checked it since mid November hope it has some good pictures on it

 

[GeauxLSU]

I have always believed the main rut is after the first of the year. What we think of as the main rut in November is a pre rut of sorts, weather and moon dependent. I always more rut type activity and we had far worse problems with our rabbit dogs running deer in mid January. Even training dogs in February we would see a little activity which granpappy said was post rut.

Data confirms that most of the breeding is done first half of November. The intensity of the rut activity depends a lot on the sex ratio. If you are seeing a lot of activity in December and January, that is a ratio out of whack (as most places are). Those that come into estrous early are bred in October. Most are bred in November. When the remaining unbred does go into estrous in December, there are a lot less of them so in high doe to buck ratio area, there would be a lot more intensity as a whole bunch of bucks are chasing a material amount of (but still fewer than November) does and having to cover greater distances to do it. Hence more 'activity'. In an ideal 1:1 ratio, most all does would be bred in November and the December rut would be minimal. But perhaps to your point, thread should be entitled FIFTH rut is on.

 

[BIKER13]

whenever you think the rut is be sure and hunt Nov 1-15 in mid GA.