im from Arkansas and i wanted to know whend do you know when the rut starts? or how do you know when it starts or its about to start?

Peak chase (prelockdown) will be following Halloween with Lockdown (Peak) being around the 15th of Nov give or take a few days. It is every year.

http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=2354036

I don't think ARK varies that much.

thanks rob