The Rut

[Duck Butter]

In general runs late around large river systems (bottomlands). Earlier in piney woods and very early in coastal areas. The rut in Louisiana can be as early as October and run into February in places in Louisiana

Some variations of that here in some zones and some of that can be attributed to deer stockings from the past and where they came from

There can also be three ruts in the same area (~28 days apart) so areas with late ruts already can sometimes see rutting activity into March usually the second rut is does that didn't get bred the first go around and the third can be this years fawn that are going into estrus for their first time