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.
Peak rut should be around 2nd week in November.
November
In Iowa, white-tailed deer typically enter their rut phase in late October and peak around mid-November. The timing can vary slightly each year based on environmental factors, but this period is characterized by increased activity and aggressive behaviors among male deer as they seek out mates. The rut usually concludes by late November.
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.
The 2009 MN rut will peak on or very near November 11. Good luck and safe hunting.
THE WEATHER WILL FINALLY HIT A COLD SNAP ON MONDAY OCT. 27TH. THIS WILL REALLY ACTIVATE THE PRE-RUT ACTIVITY. THEN AS THE SUN CONTINUES TO SET EARLIER EACH NIGHT ACTIVITY WILL INTENSIFY EVEN MORE. PEAK RUT FOR 2008 WILL BE NOVEMBER 6TH - 14TH (GIVE OR TAKE A DAY)
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 sia rut normally starts in Ireland around the first week of October. Stags will shows early activity of rutting in September but the peak never starts until the last full moon of sept. goes back
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.
Peak of rut in most of VA is first two - three weeks of November.