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#1 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Granbury
Hunt In: Texas
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I'll admit I'm pretty much clueless on the secondary rut. I'm hunting Erath county and deer movement has been very slow the last couple weeks. Really hoping for the action to pick up soon.
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#2 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Buda, TX
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28 days after an unbred doe came into estrus during the first rut. In the Hill country, first main rut is usually around November 12th-19th, with the secondary rut around December 10th-17th.
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#3 |
Pope & Young
![]() Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Clear Lake Tx
Hunt In: Old Mexico, Centerville Tx
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Still waiting on the first one
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#4 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: FBG
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#5 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Cypress, TX
Hunt In: Webb County
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#6 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Brazoria county
Hunt In: Brady,McCulloch Cnty, Brazoria cnty, South Africa, Namibia
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#7 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Howe
Hunt In: Oklahoma/Taylor County
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Usually after dinner, a movie, jewelry, first rut, cigarette, 1 hour break, and a please.
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#8 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Smiley, Texas
Hunt In: Gonzales & Young Co and anywhere
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Oct 10
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#9 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Fairfield
Hunt In: Freestone/Schleicher Counties
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#10 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Mauriceville
Hunt In: SETx,La,Il,Ks,Mo
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Any day now. It depends on when this years fawns come in. Not sure where Erath is at, but Newton County its usually the third week of Dec. I would suspect if any older doe were not bred, they very well might recycle.
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#11 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Abilene tx
Hunt In: Oklahoma
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Rutting right now is the reason your not seeing much they are locked down with does .
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#12 |
Six Point
Join Date: Oct 2016
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We have property in Humble, It's been slow.
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#13 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Burleson, TX
Hunt In: Erath County
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Haven’t seen hardly a thing in 3 weeks. Youth opener and to an extent regular opener, Buck were chasing like crazy.
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#14 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Oct 2011
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#15 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: League City
Hunt In: East Texas
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Last two weeks on our place in Angelina County have been dead. Last week on our Houston County property was absolutely dead. Both places had good deer movement previously.
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#16 |
Pope & Young
![]() Join Date: Jun 2013
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If your buck/doe ratio is skewed toward does you might not even see a full blown intense rut. The more does you have, the longer it lasts, but less intense.
Like this, if you were the good looking quarterback in high school, all the girls are after your goods. If you were the science geek, your rut, (by necessity) would be intense, but pretty **** short. Capiche ? ![]() |
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#17 | |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Mauriceville
Hunt In: SETx,La,Il,Ks,Mo
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#18 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Burleson, TX
Hunt In: Erath County
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Guessing he was the geek and speaking first hand truths?!
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#19 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Brazoria county
Hunt In: Brady,McCulloch Cnty, Brazoria cnty, South Africa, Namibia
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#20 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Fate, TX
Hunt In: Randolph, Co IL
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#21 |
Pope & Young
![]() Join Date: Jun 2013
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#22 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Burleson, TX
Hunt In: Erath County
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Can’t argue with that!
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#23 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Jan 2016
Hunt In: The Outside
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Smart and I hunt fairly close to each other. He gave me good insight into the rut. I missed the first one but will be there for second
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#24 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Goldthwaite
Hunt In: Mills County
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In Mills county early born yearlings start cycling within a few days of Christmas. Older does not bred the first time cycle about the same time. Biggest buck ever killed on my place was about Dec. 23rd. He was after a yearling.
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#25 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Wills Point Tx
Hunt In: Rotan tx, Coleman ok
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Halloween
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#26 |
Nubbin' Buck
Join Date: Nov 2019
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#27 |
Pope & Young
![]() Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Clear Lake Tx
Hunt In: Old Mexico, Centerville Tx
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#28 |
Pope & Young
![]() Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: San Angelo, Tx
Hunt In: Mexico, Tom Green Co.
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#29 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: The Can & Brenham
Hunt In: Wilbarger county U.S.A.
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Last year they were at it from the first day of bow season till the end in some way or another. This year they started 7-10 days ago. It will be two weeks then the second one will roll around mid December for a few days. Then it will be on when the bucks are worn down, tired and hungry. The pastures are dead and they hit the oats and wheat! That's the progression in our area.
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#30 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Mauriceville
Hunt In: SETx,La,Il,Ks,Mo
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#31 |
Spike
![]() Join Date: Jul 2018
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Houston County here, it's been really slow.
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#32 |
Eight Point
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: McKinney
Hunt In: WV,SD, Hunt co
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Small bucks searching and one chasing a doe by my stand yesterday morning, Hunt county. 1st sign of rut activity I've seen this season.
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#33 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Bastrop Co.
Hunt In: Any where I can
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Typically 3 to 4 weeks after the first rut.
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#34 | |
Ten Point
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Bastrop Co.
Hunt In: Any where I can
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#35 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Houston
Hunt In: Marsh / Central Tx
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I’m convinced ETX (trinity county) does not have a rut
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#36 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Oct 2011
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#37 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Frisco
Hunt In: Weatherford, Kansas, MS
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I usually know the 2nd rut is on by the dead deer sightings on 180 West of Weatherford. Last couple seasons it was multiple around Dec 4-10. My cell cams aren’t showing much big deer movement at all, but that could mean they are out chasing and/or locked down too. Pushing does into thick cover away from cameras and everything else that could get in the way... I plan to get out this wkend or next Tues when colder temps hit
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#38 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: kerens
Hunt In: anywhere I can
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#39 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Central Tx
Hunt In: NTX
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Keep in mind the peak rut is the same every year and yes 28 days later is each additional rut until the doe is bred.
Just because your not seeing bucks chasing does, does not mean the rut is not going on or at its peak |
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#40 |
OTD - Older than Dirt
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Bloomfield, Iowa
Hunt In: Iowa
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