Check this website for very good information on the rut in Texas.

http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild...tetailed_deer/


Deer/buck activity is not always the best indicator of rut activity. TPWD data studies harvested does and unborn fetus length to backdate precisely to the date of conception. Other studies have looked at deer/buck activity in relationship to the rut. IN TEXAS, the rut is very predictable and not dependent on the weather. It is the photoperiod that determines the rut.

If you don't beleive the data, try cutting open a few does and try backdating the fetus for your area. Fetal length charts/rulers are available at the QDMA website.