"Rut" means different things to different people. I like field and streams rut reporter because it defines observed activity by different rut behaviors. You can get the free app, and look at past years to see the observed activity, and it was an eye-opener for me as to how the observed activity levels and rut stages ebb and flow.
Primary Rut dates?
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catman529
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Second week in November is usually hot around Williamson. About the same or a week later in Maury.
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gator-n-buck
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East TN, I normally see it from the 3rd week in Nov. Through the first week of Dec. Normally catch the cruising in early Nov. and that's my favorite time to hunt the mountains.
Mike Belt
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I have become a believer in that there's a difference in "observed" beginning of the rut and the actual rut. In part, that's because in some years the day time temperatures are warm and most movement is reserved for night time. Other than that, I think the rut begins sooner than most believe it does and we start seeing signs of it later.
bucksnort68
New Member
That is true week of Christmas thru February nothing sooner that's why I take my vacation the last week of season. Wished they would run season dates same as Alabama
FLTENNHUNTER1
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Humphreys County second week of muzzle loader to first week of rifle. If I had to pick one day November 20th.
KP Outdoors
Member
Loudon County, rut really starts up Thanksgiving timeframe and goes into the first week or 2 of December.
Man, this is an old thread, with a couple of well respected members that have passed on in recent years.
