In 2012-2013, the rut started in northwest part of the state in Desoto and Tate counties about the second week of December (Dec 6-13). Start dates then progressed southeast about a week at a time.
Yazoo County peaked around New Years Eve, and Scott County was hot the first week of January. According to this rut map, the section of the state that includes Franklin, Jasper, and Clay counties, a strip from southwest to northeast Mississippi, experienced the peak of the rut January 4-9. The southeast portion of the state, around George County, was a few weeks away.
November 7th-11th is usually peak rut in Iowa.
The warm & cold weather can fluctuate the time of the rut. You can visit the MS dept of Wildlife for a map showing general, average times per part of the state.
Peak rut should be around 2nd week in November.
The 2009 MN rut will peak on or very near November 11. Good luck and safe hunting.
The rut is when the bucks start chasing the does! Really, I have found the peak of the rut in Iowa to be the week of Veterans day. Give or take as deer are unpredictable but this has always been a HOT week.
the PEAK of the rut so the deer are moving and somewhat distracted. but dont assume they will be rut dumb. always be on your best game. anyway peak of rut just before cold front morning or night
The South Carolina deer rut or the peak of rut season for the Piedmont is between October 15th and November 15th.
The answer to this question will vary from year to year, but generally the bucks will show signs of pre-rut activities around the middle to end of October, and will rut in the middle to end of November.
The primary rut in Early County GA is the first couple of weeks in December, with peak around the 15th. Season closes in GA the 15th of January which is close to peak of the secondary rut.
Peak of rut in most of VA is first two - three weeks of November.
Typically it is late October til mid December.
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