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Rut status in South Texas

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Biggame12
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Anyone seen them chasing yet in Webb County?
Deerdude
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December 15
SoTxAg
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A report this morning from a buddy in Duval is that the bucks are definitely chasing tail now.
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I haven't been down to our lease in Webb Co in a couple weeks, but I do have a two bucks showing up on camera with broken tines. The guys that went down this past weekend also said the bucks were starting to chase does. I'm heading down Friday, so it should be good. Weather looks great.
Chetos
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It's on!!!
Squid94
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Seeing a lot of rut activity west of Hebbronville.
CT'97
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The Rut in White-tailed Deer

The rut is very consistent and well researched. It's been going on down there since the end of Nov and will peak pretty soon tapering into early Jan.
Biggame12
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Squid94 said:

Seeing a lot of rut activity west of Hebbronville.
I'm in Hebronville right now quail hunting. Deer are definitely moving.
DargelSkout
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Hunted Webb this past weekend. It's starting to turn on but not heavy yet.
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15th - 20th is a pretty safe bet
DVM97
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DargelSkout said:

Hunted Webb this past weekend. It's starting to turn on but not heavy yet.

Same here, just left Encinal area. Some sniffing and slight chasing by the younger bucks, but not full on yet.
ought1ag
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its starting in frio county. saw a few younger bucks half ass chase does this weekend. typically our rut hits the week of xmas so i usually miss it. hoping its a week early this year
Goodest Poster
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Duval County...everything was either humping or fighting.

The human couples were doing both.

Always the most goodest
bmfvet
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Webb county. Had one half ass chasing this morning. The slightly older and the younger bucks didn't do any. One of the other guys had 3 chasing for the evening hunt.
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DargelSkout
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It's so green in our pasture, we're not seeing the more mature bucks yet. There's so much for them to eat in the brush, they don't need to come to corn. Maybe the rut will get them moving more...I hope.
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DargelSkout said:

It's so green in our pasture, we're not seeing the more mature bucks yet. There's so much for them to eat in the brush, they don't need to come to corn. Maybe the rut will get them moving more...I hope.
The weather never seems to cooperate. Drought all summer during antler growth. Then it rains a lot and greens up right before season and when antler growth is pretty much done. Now begging for a freeze to kill everything back when it's freaking 80 degree in mid-December. Argggg!
DargelSkout
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Yep. And on top of that we've had constant oilfield traffic on our lease for several years. I'm pretty sure that has pushed some deer out.
Pedro Cerrano
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Uvalde County in full swing.
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It is over up here in Bastrop County. We were watching small groups of does off the back porch over the last week or two and there was an 8 pt sticking very close to them and running off a 6 pt and a spike any time they tried to wander too close. The last two nights we have had groups of 7-9 does hanging around and not a buck in sight. No way a group of does that large would be left alone if the rut were still going on.
MAROON
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I've always felt like the week between Christmas and New Year's was the prime to be in deep South Texas - By "deep" I mean (Hidalgo/Starr County) the places I have mostly hunted for the past 20 years.
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Would Lavaca County be Post Oak Savannah or Gulf Prairie Marsh....were right on the edge and I would sure assume Post Oak.


Heading out this weekend hoping to catch a late wave
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first pic i saw when i pulled up the cans yesterday.

it's 100% on in San Saba Co
Biggame12
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TresPuertas said:

first pic i saw when i pulled up the cans yesterday.

it's 100% on in San Saba Co

NICE!!
Zheinsohn
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It's on… this doe laid under the feeder for 4 hours after this picture and the buck never left it's side
Davenport9
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I've been working outside of Carrizo this last week and I saw some younger bucks chasing does along the highway. If this moisture gets down there from SA I'd say it'll kick off. When we hunted in Freer and Catarina it usually kicked off around this time 15/16th of December
Biggame12
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Been in Webb county since Thursday and they are not rutting yet. It feels like it will happen any day.
Deerdude
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SIL in north Webb yesterday
DargelSkout
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Your sister in law looks like a dude. Nice buck though.
Aggiewes
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Hunted with dad in Webb county the 12th through 14th. Definitely chasing going on with younger bucks. Probably 30 percent of the older bucks were chasing but all were acting very territorial. Good luck!
DVM97
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Good morning from Webb Co., it's cold. Rut is kicking off, lots of movement and activity, but not full blown chasing and craziness just yet.



Wrecking Crew 21
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Nice ones!
AggieJames09
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What a buck!
MAROON
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Some chasing kicking off on Starr County
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