With This crazy weather, thoughts on Gulf Coast rut

[ostey22]

With this crazy weather this year, Think we might have a chance to catch the heavy rut in Brazoria, Matagorda etc counties during bow season? It might not effect anything but I'd liked to hope. Personally I feel I missed it right before bow season.

Some might not know but in these counties, bucks are chasing doe heavy around late August, early September right before bow season. Tbh brothers in the area I'm sure can vouch for me on this.

[gingib]

weather doesn't change the rut....just maybe daytime activity or human sightings

[LivinADream]

We do have an early rut, but not sure what weather would have to do with it? Especially weather in April? From what I've seen is the rut, in its specific area, is within a week every year. What you actually see may be determined as stated above

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[ostey22]

We do have an early rut, but not sure what weather would have to do with it? Especially weather in April? From what I've seen is the rut, in its specific area, is within a week every year. What you actually see may be determined as stated above

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You're right I'm thinking way too far ahead. Agreed on both comments and thank you. Another question; let's say the rain continues the way it's going till then. Would the nutrition given affect deer activity? I apologize for my ignorance but living here all my life, deer hunting here at home is kinda new to me. I'm not having any luck after the rut here. Everything is only on camera before their rut. I always took for granted the rut down south at the place I hunted. Usually it was like clock work. I didn't have anyone to teach me, so thank you GS.

[dustoffer]

The rut, contrary to "Uncle Bob" or "grandpa" or "the landowner" is driven by photoperiodism--or the length of daylight entering the deers' eyes, which affects the brain and one of the glands that controls fertility. At least that's what I remember from a professional paper presented at one of the Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society meetings I attended. So--that means it starts generally at the same calendar time each year.

Now--as gingib said--weather changes the sightings and hunters in the stands as we are by nature a bit lazy and if it is raining, we roll over and sleep in instead of hiking out to the stand for a sit in the rain.

[gingib]

Rain now thru the early summer is the best for antler growth and fawn survival rates as grass will be tall to hide the fawns

[lovemylegacy]

With this crazy weather this year, Think we might have a chance to catch the heavy rut in Brazoria, Matagorda etc counties during bow season? It might not effect anything but I'd liked to hope. Personally I feel I missed it right before bow season.

Some might not know but in these counties, bucks are chasing doe heavy around late August, early September right before bow season. Tbh brothers in the area I'm sure can vouch for me on this.

It is the same in Orange Cty. But there is still a rut in Oct/Nov...so yes you should see something resembling a rut

[Slick8]

The rut, contrary to "Uncle Bob" or "grandpa" or "the landowner" is driven by photoperiodism--or the length of daylight entering the deers' eyes, which affects the brain and one of the glands that controls fertility. At least that's what I remember from a professional paper presented at one of the Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society meetings I attended. So--that means it starts generally at the same calendar time each year.

Now--as gingib said--weather changes the sightings and hunters in the stands as we are by nature a bit lazy and if it is raining, we roll over and sleep in instead of hiking out to the stand for a sit in the rain.

Rain now thru the early summer is the best for antler growth and fawn survival rates as grass will be tall to hide the fawns

Bingo on both counts.