Rut in Alabama?
09-03-2006 | 09:02 PM
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Rut in Alabama?
when would you Alabamians say the seeking phase of the rut occurs in Northa alabama?
I have never managed to catch it.
I have always heard its later here than most places, like end of december -january.
I have never managed to catch it.
I have always heard its later here than most places, like end of december -january.
09-04-2006 | 11:26 AM
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Giant Nontypical
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From: Huntsville Alabama
RE: Rut in Alabama?
Ive been hunting north Alabama for 25 years ... its hard to pin point the peak of the rut but generally the first week after the full moon in January is when you will see most of the movement ...
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09-04-2006 | 05:06 PM
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RE: Rut in Alabama?
I recently read an article in the little rule book that is free at walmart. This article says says that the game dept. did a sample harvest of pregnant does and apparently through autopsy determined the date they were bred. This study showed that these does were bred between the middle of Dec. through the middle of Jan. So I guess this is the peak according to the game dept.The herd in AL was transplanted from all over and apparently the descendants of these transplanted deer breed around the time their ancestors did. I've personally seen bucks chasing does from opening day to the last day of the season. So I try to be in the woods every day I can because you never know when HE will walk out.
09-04-2006 | 06:49 PM
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RE: Rut in Alabama?
Don't be surprised seeing a buck chasing a doe at any time. Overpopulation, stocked from all over the country and everything else, it's messed up. I've seen worked scrapes in late turkey season. Our peak in south Bama is around Jan 20.
09-05-2006 | 05:51 AM
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RE: Rut in Alabama?
ORIGINAL: jd3006
I recently read an article in the little rule book that is free at walmart. This article says says that the game dept. did a sample harvest of pregnant does and apparently through autopsy determined the date they were bred. This study showed that these does were bred between the middle of Dec. through the middle of Jan. So I guess this is the peak according to the game dept.The herd in AL was transplanted from all over and apparently the descendants of these transplanted deer breed around the time their ancestors did. I've personally seen bucks chasing does from opening day to the last day of the season. So I try to be in the woods every day I can because you never know when HE will walk out.
I recently read an article in the little rule book that is free at walmart. This article says says that the game dept. did a sample harvest of pregnant does and apparently through autopsy determined the date they were bred. This study showed that these does were bred between the middle of Dec. through the middle of Jan. So I guess this is the peak according to the game dept.The herd in AL was transplanted from all over and apparently the descendants of these transplanted deer breed around the time their ancestors did. I've personally seen bucks chasing does from opening day to the last day of the season. So I try to be in the woods every day I can because you never know when HE will walk out.
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