Georgia Rut

[rmcoto]

Does anyone know when the rut begins in East Central Georgia? i just bought some land in Waynesboro and i need some help with the rut.
Thanks

[RTA47]

Going buy the map in G.O.N -Mid to late nov in the east? I am in west ga and there saying to what i already beleive is mid nov. good luck

[gamehunter1269]

mid to late november... But the prerut was last weekend with that cold snap. It really got the deer moving. we harvested a 7pt and a huge doe last weekend early in the morning because of the temp and the moon.

[eamont]

One wildlife researcher defines the peak rut at the second full moon after the autmnal equinox (the official first day of Fall on the astronomical calendar). There was a cool research article for the Deer&DeerHunting magazine. It was a project some 30 years in the making. It had some cool info on all this.