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Any rutting in south Texas yet?
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11/22/14 02:05 PM
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Any rutting in south Texas yet?
If you want some friendly advice, get a haircut and take a bath. You wouldn't get hassled so much.
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Re: Any rutting in south Texas yet?
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11/22/14 03:45 PM
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Re: Any rutting in south Texas yet?
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11/22/14 04:30 PM
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Depends on what u are calling south texas
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Re: Any rutting in south Texas yet?
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11/22/14 06:28 PM
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Depends on what u are calling south texas That region covers a lot of territory but generally you can draw a line anything south of hwy 90 and bordering those eastern counties along the coast. You'll get a lot of arguements but that is just speaking in general terms. The rut usually starts around Thanksgiving along the northern part closer to hwy 90, and the more south you go it gets later as around Christmas and on into January in deep south Texas. The rut is close, but yet to come in most of south Texas.
Thursday at 12:45 PM #33 Once i learned that i didn't "NEED" to kill something, and that if i did kill something all the fun stopped and work began, i was a much better hunter.
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Re: Any rutting in south Texas yet?
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11/22/14 08:37 PM
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I live a bit north of SA and we have tons of deer in our neighborhood. Thanksgiving is the usual rut here. Saw a big 10 pushing a doe last night, so its pretty much on schedule. Out further west at the ranch it usually hits a few weeks later. I'd think south TX is still at least a few weeks off as well.
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Re: Any rutting in south Texas yet?
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11/22/14 10:28 PM
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If you want some friendly advice, get a haircut and take a bath. You wouldn't get hassled so much.
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Re: Any rutting in south Texas yet?
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11/22/14 11:35 PM
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Re: Any rutting in south Texas yet?
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11/23/14 03:52 AM
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Crotchety old bastidge
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Re: Any rutting in south Texas yet?
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11/23/14 09:24 PM
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Webb co finaly saw bucks out and about but nothing big yet
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Re: Any rutting in south Texas yet?
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11/24/14 08:46 PM
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Hunted Frio County line between Devine and Pearsall this weekend Saturday and Sunday. Saw two bucks chasing. several does running, but also saw bucks still in bachelor groups and they did not push each other off the feeder or show any sideways walking or tilting ears back etc... So at our place near Pearsall some early signs of the rut but probably 7-10 days away from full blown rut. Good Luck
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Re: Any rutting in south Texas yet?
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11/25/14 02:44 AM
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In south eastern Atascoss county most Bucks necks are swollen. What does that mean? Has our rut started?
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Re: Any rutting in south Texas yet?
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11/26/14 10:58 AM
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I was hunting in Cotulla this past weekend and had a young 12 aggravating a doe until a massive 9 came out and put a stop to his shenanigans. The 9 then started trailing after the doe but wasn't too serious about it and stopped after about 5 min.
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Re: Any rutting in south Texas yet?
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11/26/14 01:51 PM
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In south eastern Atascoss county most Bucks necks are swollen. What does that mean? Has our rut started? I'm fairly close to your location, and for the first time this season I saw a buck Monday evening that was staying really close to a doe. She spooked, and the buck put his nose to the ground and took off right after her.
Thursday at 12:45 PM #33 Once i learned that i didn't "NEED" to kill something, and that if i did kill something all the fun stopped and work began, i was a much better hunter.
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Re: Any rutting in south Texas yet?
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11/26/14 01:57 PM
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Hunted Frio County line between Devine and Pearsall this weekend Saturday and Sunday. Saw two bucks chasing. several does running, but also saw bucks still in bachelor groups and they did not push each other off the feeder or show any sideways walking or tilting ears back etc... So at our place near Pearsall some early signs of the rut but probably 7-10 days away from full blown rut. Good Luck Pearsall should be full swing around the 10th-12th of December.
For it is not the quarry that we truly seek, but the adventure.
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Re: Any rutting in south Texas yet?
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11/27/14 07:55 PM
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You mean there are still deer left down their!
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Re: Any rutting in south Texas yet?
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11/27/14 09:27 PM
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I've read online from some places that predict rut activity that this year will be an early rut. About a week or 2 early? Any of yall throughout Texas noticed the rut coming early this year as compared to other years? If so how early?
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Re: Any rutting in south Texas yet?
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11/29/14 10:34 AM
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Heading back down to Cotulla next weekend, hoping to maybe rattle one in. Might be a little soon tho.
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Re: Any rutting in south Texas yet?
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12/05/14 03:05 PM
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I know the time is near for RUT! Can we keep this updated? Down in Carrizo Springs I have seen some chasing and swollen necks. younger bucks are in bachelor groups. What are yall seeing? still predicting Dec 10th as the start? Cant freaking wait!!!!!
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Re: Any rutting in south Texas yet?
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12/21/14 10:03 PM
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If you want some friendly advice, get a haircut and take a bath. You wouldn't get hassled so much.
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Re: Any rutting in south Texas yet?
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12/21/14 11:30 PM
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In south east Atascosa County the rut is on now. I'll be hunting tomorrow. Hope I get one!!!
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Re: Any rutting in south Texas yet?
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12/22/14 03:35 PM
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Cotulla tx, nothing yet. Hunted Thursday through Sunday and didn't see them chasing. Seen a few young bucks but no swollen necks. Seen plenty of does but no bucks after them
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Re: Any rutting in south Texas yet?
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12/22/14 03:52 PM
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Depends on what u are calling south texas That region covers a lot of territory but generally you can draw a line anything south of hwy 90 and bordering those eastern counties along the coast.You'll get a lot of arguements but that is just speaking in general terms. The rut usually starts around Thanksgiving along the northern part closer to hwy 90, and the more south you go it gets later as around Christmas and on into January in deep south Texas. The rut is close, but yet to come in most of south Texas. Those Eastern Counties along the Southern Coast are S Texas too.
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Re: Any rutting in south Texas yet?
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12/22/14 04:03 PM
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Buddy at his place outside Carrizo Springs and rut is in full swing.
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Re: Any rutting in south Texas yet?
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12/23/14 10:40 AM
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Just got back from Cotulla yesterday and the rut is kicking in. I was able to get a 13 pt with a droptine, mark that one off the bucket list. My fiancé never gets excited seeing big deer as shes been around them all her life. We were on the back end of her place when we topped a rise and she yelled "Holy S**t, a shooter". About 200 yds below us was a STUD. He had 12 pts and a 24-26in spread. Easily a 180 class deer BUT on the other side of the fence, a high fence. We watched him for about an hour looking for a hole in the fence so he could breed one of the does at the feeder. On the way back to the house for more gas in the ranger, we had a huge 9 almost jump in with us. He was hot on a does trail, he paid us no mind. We're headed back tomorrow and hope to get her one.
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