Hello all you deer hunters. The season isn't far away (depending on where you live) and I'm curious to know when the peak of the rut occurs in your particular area. Here in SC there doesn't seem to be a "peak" such as you read about up north - that must be very exciting times along with hunting in snow.

I know that deer will start breeding here in September and have seen bucks on does as late as January. I've kept records for the last 33 years and the most activity happens around Oct. 15 and continues every 28 days until the breeding stops.

I really see the most rutting activity the whole month of November, along with the last couple days in October.

RoryO,

Maybe I've missed it but in which state do you live?

I live in Missouri.

Halloween til Thanksgiving is prime time here. It's like somone flips a switch right around Halloween, you can go from hardly seeing any deer to bucks runnin all over the place over night. Love it!!!!

NILBasser,

That's got to be exciting! BTW, where is here? I'm trying to see what states experience the rut at the different times. As it is warm most of the season here in SC there really isn't a peak but there are a few times, as mentioned, where activity is stronger but not like you stated. Thanks for sharing your info.

Here in Georgia we have several different peak dates depending on what part of the country the deer were transplanted from back in the 50's. Here in Augusta, Ga it peaks out around the 15th of Oct because of our close proximity to you in South Carolina. I have a hunting club 1 hour towards Atlanta that peaks out during the first week in November. My dad's property is 2 hours away and it peaks around the 15th of November.

dead bucks on the side of the road equals rut is on.