Here, on the coastal prairie, the rut peaked almost a month ago. 50 miles north, where I hunt, that won't happen until mid November. Weird how that works. Here are the results of a lengthy TP&W study of when does conceive in Texas. Your observations are right on time.

https://tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/hunt/planning/rut_whitetailed_deer/table/#coast


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