They do not punch a time-clock. Usually, by the 1st of November rut activity is being seen. Bucks will be chasing does, but the does will not quite be receptive. All the way through the middle of November you will see rut activity. When the first rut ends, you usually will not know, because the does that did not conceive during the initial go-around will go into estrus again. In every area and county it will begin at different times. Year-to-year, it changes by a week or two. November is a very special month if you hunt whitetail deer.
In the past few years, whitetail deer have started the pre-rut in Early December and full rut kicks off in late December thru the first few weeks into January.
Depending on wheather and moon phases, it can be from the last week in October through the end of November. It will change slightly every year.
Usually early to mid January.
it starts in early December late November
Rut occurs in the fall.
The South Carolina deer rut or the peak of rut season for the Piedmont is between October 15th and November 15th.
November 13th
november to middle of december
After the rut, usually in January or February.
The young bucks are starting to chase does. Full rut will be about the 10th of November.
2012 between november 10 and 20
usually the week before or the week after thanksgiving.
Not so much. Subject of intense debate.
No. Rutting season is always in the fall. Fawning (or the time when does [female deer] start to give birth) occurs in the spring.
Peak of rut in most of VA is first two - three weeks of November.
usually around the 2nd or 3d week of November is the peak of the rut it can vary though. it depends on moon phases and temp also the area of Montana you are in