agelessssone
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What is the popular theory of when the second rut begins in Central Tennessee?
Second rut question
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BSK
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A month after the first, whenever that was locally.
BSK
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There can be distinct peaks in breeding activity, on a 28-day cycle. I've seen it on trail-cam and documented it with doe fetal measurements many, many times.
williamsontn88
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Is the rut over in Dickson Co?
A few years back,I killed good 7 point chasing a doe December 31 so they might chase from October to January,this was In northern middle Tennessee
Yep. Biggest buck I've ever seen was in a bean field with 5 does on Christmas Eve.
I always counted 28 days give or take a day
Does that don't get bred will keep coming in. Seen a video of a buck mounting a doe in March once .
jman 125
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Absolutely not seen the best chasing of the year the past 2 days and not by small bucks either
Oh yeah. Obviously there are highs and lows as BSK alluded to, but for the next 6 weeks you should be in a stand as much as possible.
Full moon and alot of does got bred . Slow down mode .
JCDEERMAN
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We see a lot of movement in SW Hickman typically 12/3-12/15
Biggun4214
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I collected embryos from road kill and we had deer bred as late as March. Bucks will breed if they have receptive does.
jman 125
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I guess i go against the grain because every single year for the 30 or so years i have hunted them i always love the full moon.I see the most chasing and seeking during this time and according to my notes 85% of my best deer have fell between last week through the 3rd week of December for this area of west Dickson and Humphreys and Hickman.
Watched seven bucks working a doe last March. She could barely stand she was so worn out.
agelessssone
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Too true.
Killed a doe one year, Dec 4th. She had a fetus that was dated back to August conception
In east tn the rut is September through april things are so screwed up
Wrangler95
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Doe fawns come in, in Jan!!!
BSK
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Just remember that 1) some female fawns will come into estrus for their first time somewhere January to March. This makes up much of the very late breeding seen. And 2) some does cannot conceive. They come into estrus, are bred, but never conceive. These does will cycle back into estrus over and over and over again into April.
