Alabama Rut Tracker 2015-2016

It may be a bit early but things could be getting started up in north AL. Seeing some reports from Greene County.... Did this last year on here and it was pretty useful.

Report your rutting activity here. Try to include: County, Type of activity, weather, PICS!!!, etc.

Saw 1 scrape and 10-15 rubs in Talladega County last week!!!

Link?

Seeing rubs and one scrape has little to do with the rut.

Yea, my club is in Talladega county and rut starts around Christmas and runs thru Jan. I see scrapes and rubs in bowseason.

I scouted a spot out on Bankhead yesterday and counted 16 scrapes in about a four hundred yard area. I'm going to give it a try Thursday morning.

I scouted a spot out on Bankhead yesterday and counted 16 scrapes in about a four hundred yard area. I'm going to give it a try Thursday morning.

I saw an old rub last week in Coosa County. It's about to get good.

Any word about up in the mountains around mentone?

If your in east tuscaloosa. You need to be in the woods now.

We are still quite a while out in my area. Seems like I usually see it kick in around Christmas through the 1st week of January

Any word on Shelby County? saw a fresh line of rubs a week or so ago, but havent been able to get off to get in the woods.

Found 25+ scrapes and at least that many rubs in bankhead last weekend in about a 15 area section. Seen some of the biggest rubs I've ever found. Hopefully this weekend it will be in high gear

Also found a greenfield with a mineral block and ladder stand inside the boundary lines by a good bit. From the side I come in I walk right thru the middle of it too. I would find another way around if it didn't have a mineral block. Also seen what I still think was cracked pieces of corn. Idk what else it could be.

No rubs or scrapes that I've seen yet on 3 properties located on sand mountain

I saw a ten point buck with a doe today in Marshall county. I'm not sure that he was rutting, but he was following her and it was just them two.

YUP IT HAPPENED LAST WEEK .. STARTED FRIDAY 11/27-12/1 OUR RUT IS VERY SHORT

That's weird because at goose mountain, we have had rubs and scrapes since bow season...up near mentone

Most of Limestone Co is about to blow wide open.

I haven't seen any scraps in Northeast AL bottomland yet. Haven't been in mtn much. Friend killed a young buck hunting scraps in bport yesterday. But I am just down the road and seen nothing. Going to look for some today and tomorrow. Figured this little cold spike would throw em in gear. All I've seen is does and lil' ones. I never put much stock on November scraps anyway.

What you talkin bout pea ridge?

Killed him this morning in south tuscaloosa chasing a doe in the forest. Had a doe come up thru the bottom about 830 while I was watching her I noticed movement to the right and I thought it was another doe till he stepped out f the thick stuff

The rut north of Hwy 80 starts February 1.
The rut south of Hwy 80 starts February 11.

Everyone knows that.

That makes #3 for you don't it?

You gonna work on the Doe population rest of the season beadlescomb?

Nothing in south Morgan county. I've seen one small rub. I haven't looked much but don't have to when they start good.

Nahh I'm done

Yeah its kind of bittersweet. It's the best season I've had in the national forest but it sucks that's it over

I've got a buddy heading to my spot in the morning. Hoping he can knock one down

LOL!

We've had monster scrapes in all our fields since the beginning of gun season in North Butler county. I think they are community scrapes. It's our first year hunting this part of the state. We have multiple bucks working the scrapes. Never seen anything like it,and I don't believe the deer rut is in December there, but it's cool to see. Hope it's a fun January and early Feb.

Up in mentone this weekend we had chasing...had a 3 pt chase does on my field and other bucks cruisin...Got night chasin pics of some big bucks and guy had a nice buck chasin a doe at 10:30 this am...Just getting started and think this week is best time to be in woods...Shooters are comin out on fields in daylight hours

Saw the first racked buck of the year run 2 does off a field today In heiberger. Still about 25 days out but they starting to get the itch.

We're in the lockdown phase in my area N bama. Older mature doe sightings have drastically decreased as well as mature bucks. Younger bucks and does still hitting open fields to eat.

Bucks cruising In Winston Co. Some bucks being dropped on our club this week. Its Pretty much on right now I had young deer chasing and pushing does around me last weekend.

its really hot in elkmont & madison co. the past 2 days. I thought today wouldn't be too good being so hot. so I shot a 6point for the meat. I grunted a bunch after shooting it to scare off all the deer and 4 more bucks and a doe came to it.

When is typically the rut over near Wetumpka off of 280? bout 2/3 miles from 5 star plantation...Celebrating a post MCAT hunt over there Jan22-24 with my buddies

Any updates around the state?

Really been seeing the Bucks the last three days around Red mountain.

Not much happening in Bibb Co. I've got pics of does feeding together with no bucks coming after them. A few fresh rubs but thats it hope this up co ing cold front puts them in the mood. The action usually kicks off around Christmas week here so it should be close.

Young bucks still running together in Dallas Co. but the older bucks are starting to go it alone. It won't be too much longer.

Weekend should be on fire up on Lookout Mtn. in dekalb co

As of yesterday, the does appear to have broken off from one another but then that afternoon I had a monster 3.5 yr old 8pt come in with a 3.5 6pt not 10 yds behind him here in Bibb Co.

South butler they are working scrapes and pushing some does.( about a month early). Maybe just a few coming in early. We have seen this before

Bucks are starting to cruise some for does in perry county.

saw a stud chasing a doe inside city limits of Dothan yesterday. Just pass Ace Hardware before you get to 231 south on the circle.

FIL had an eight point chase 7 does by him on Saturday

Not much going on in Dallas County that I can tell. I drive to Tuscaloosa every day and have seen 2 bucks on the road side in the past week. May be getting stupid north of Ttown.

Any PRV reports?

I saw a buck chasing several does this morning on the side of the interstate just east of Exit 6 on 459 (headed west) this morning. I'll probably see a few greasy spots in the road on my way back... I'd say they're rutting in central AL.

Saw a pic on fb were he was hit by a car. He was laying alive in the median of the circle. He was a stud for sure.

Haven't been in the woods much, will be over the next 2weeks. Last Saturday I seen 5 bucks all 2yr olds all on their feet looking. One was trailing a doe. This was in Talladega county. This is my family's property been hunting it my whole life. Normally when I see the 2yr olds doing this 5 to 10 days later I'll start seeing the mature ones go stupid. Now this weather may mess it up a little but it's really any day now.

Post up a pic of the buck if you don't mind.

Good morning all,
I have been invited to hunt up in Union Springs, Alabama.
When is the best time to catch the rut there? Thanks for any info.

Still not here in south Morgan county. Last buck pic I got still had no neck swell. In another week to week and a half things should start to heat up. Then really any time through January can be good.

January 10-21. We seem to have the most luck during Martin Luther King Holiday just south of Union Springs.

Thats about right for us to. I went back through some pics from the last couple years and had some pics of a couple bucks that had lost half the antlers fighting. One had it on the 17th and next pic on the 23rd he had it broke off. The other buck I didn't have a before but had an after and it was the 28th.

Nothing going on in section al or I'm doing something wrong. Only rubs I've seen are two from early November . Talked to a game warden yesterday said he's not even seeing many deer at night in our area. Seen a game pic of two bucks together on a property at the foot of crow mountain so what's that say ?

Man you should be seeing more than that.

I found a run today as I was leaving. Maybe it's fixing to get started

Rub*

Thanks to all your info.

Saw ANOTHER buck this morning chasing on 459. This time between the Summit and the Acton Road exit, headed towards Ttown. It was a pretty nice 8 point. Running along the side of the trees with his tongue out of his mouth and nose to the ground...If you're a Jefferson County/central AL hunter, you should be in the woods right now.

Anyone seeing anything going on around Selma?

What about Clarke County? With New Moon about to start I figured they might be getting a bit horny.

Im headin down to clarke co tomorrow...they don't rut till last weekend of jan/first two weekends there

Hunted Butler Cnty around Forest Home the day after Christmas and saw 0 deer from the stand. Scrapes are starting show.

Hunting in Sumpter Cnty around Catopa now. Small bucks are crusing in pairs with the biggest in the lead.

Anybody see any action this weekend???

Didn't see a deer this weekend in Macon co, but roads leading to foodplots are tore up with scrapes

Saw a big 8 that was killed in the talladega national forest his neck was swole an hocks were black

Sandy Ridge area is getting ready to bust open. A Young 9 was shot that stunk and the tarsal glands were dark.
We saw more does this weekend than we have in a month.
The cold weather today will get the deer to moving, to bad it going back up into the 60's this weekend.

Get ready, it is close to prime time!

A friend who lives off of county road 37 in Chilton county said he saw a big buck chasing two does through his field.

When does the rut start in southeast Chilton county near Verbena and Marbury?

I had a young buck chasing a does through the woods this weekend grunting, and my brother had a 6 point trotting and grunting sunday evening. This is in southeast Shelby county.

Any news around Union Springs?

I watched young bucks chase does all afternoon in Montgomery county yesterday

Three dead deer on 231S from Troy to Ozark that were not there yesterday. These multiple roadkill sightings seem to start popping up once the deer start pushing each other around.

I need to be in the wood and not at work.

he got hit by an old woman right down from where I saw him the night after. he had to have been living in the peanut field area behind the car dealer ships across from the subway you see there, wish I could have been there to dispatch him. Anybody know how you get on a list to pick up deer that the police or Game wardens have to dispatch. I'd love to have gotten those horns

I got a trail cam pic of a Doe peeing on the trail at 6:33 this morning and 4 minutes later a 4 point was there and 3 minutes after that another buck was in the same spot. You can see his hocks in the pics and you can smell them in the photo..lol This is walker county

Have a camera in the woods behind my house in Chelsea. Have not had any buck pictures since i put camera up right after Thanskgiving. From Sunday night to last night, I had 6 different bucks on camera

Yep. Central AL where I hunt is on fire right now. Get out there if you can.

I shot a bruiser yesterday in Clarke County in between Grove Hill & Thomasville. I did a rattling sequence followed by buck & doe grunts. After the 3rd sequence he came busting out of a pine plantation into an old cutover all bowed up looking for a fight. The 150 grain corelokt won the fight. His neck was swollen and tarsals were nasty. The does are just starting to come in estrous. He was 4.5-5.5 years old.

In winfield its like there a hit and miss on running does. for a few days its calm and nothing is running in the woods then one day they will be chasing them and stop the next....

Anyone know how the rut is doing in Oakmulgee WMA in Bibb/Chilton counties?

It's about over in my part of the forest

Saw a young 6 running a doe at the house today. I'm in North Shelby.

I figured as mush i have had to work all week maybe I will get lucky and have a few still running does..

Pics or it didn't happen.

Send me your cell # or valid email and I'll send you all of the pics you want. I can't post pics on here. My cell is 251-752-7969 if someone would post pics for me. I also have trail cam pic of him as well.

Well first and foremost, I googled that telephone number you posted and damn at the gay porn that showed up.

Also, here are the pics of buck he dropped the hammer on.

Thanks for posting pics for me Joseph. Any questions ALarcher.

Anybody seen anything going on around valley grande in Dallas county? Hunted the past two days and have not seen squat.

my buddy has some land about 10 miles south of selma. He said the young bucks are chasing hard. He grunted up a mature 8 point this weekend. Id say its getting good down that way.

HAHA just giving you a hard time BamaGrad85, easy now.

Any word in perry county this weekend?? Seems like it's time and I can't go till tues afternoon. Should I panic?

They're close in Dallas county. Anyone else noticing that?

I agree. Finally saw a lot of cruising yesterday. I saw four different bucks nose up passing through the plot. All young but it's about to get good. I'd say the big boys should be up and at 'em by this weekend.

Landowners seeing more bucks on the hoof around Selma. No chasing yet. Getting very close.

Any word in Alex city area?

Chasing in Greene

it over in bibb co? seems like what I was getting on camera has tapered off a bit in the last week

A few scrapes showing up in Mobile county.....still a few weeks out from any real chasing probably.

Anyone have any info on Conecuh County???

Jackson county ? It seems dead this year.,not a lot of pics of people killing deer this season in Jackson county . I haven't seen any action.

My experience also. Went Saturday and saw trees, rocks and leaves--and one squirrel. Don't know what's going on there. Starting to be concerned about how many does are being taken from Skyline.

I haven't heard any real good rut reports from Jackson to know if it has already occurred or is yet to.

Just pulled my SD cards at lunch. Spikes chasing and mounting does. Big bucks still scraping. This is in central Chilton county.

I hunt between 3 different properties with about 15 miles give or take apart and I'm telling you it's dead this season for some reason. My game cams aren't getting much action. One place that's my honey hole " was " I think is dogs is running them crazy. I got down this morning about 10 and had two dogs running by one stopped the other was on a scent. I just can't bring myself to shoot someone's dogs though. It had a coller and all

We had that issue in Macon Cty with exception of no collars on all four bull mix dogs. Four of them had been chasing our deer past us when in stands. Our fawn count was way down this season as well.

I'm in Jackson county. Bucks have been chasing does since the first and still are

Headed to dallas county in the morning for five days. Any idea what I will be looking at?? Thanks

What part of Jackson county do you hunt?

Lionsden, same exact thing we're experiencing at our spot in Woodville. Been an odd and slow yr. I'm taking a long weekend this weekend, hopefully I see some activity.

Rubs and scrapes getting more aggressive in Montgomery county

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Aggressive? Looks like someone hit that with a chainsaw. I'd like to see the buck that did that.

Travis, pm me and we'll talk. Gotta keep my spots top secret lol

We've had the same problem in Macon County. I also can't bring myself to shoot someone else's dogs, although they appear to be strays.

Good timing. It started yesterday. Landowner saw 7 bucks in one field and chasing.

What part of Dallas County?

North Dallas. West of Selma

Anything going on in Escambia county?

Anybody have any info on Monroe County/Frisco City area?

No activity in my location. Shut down. Been a week since I have even seen a buck. I guess they are already "hooked up" and staying nocturnal.

Section , Dutton and Fyffe / Powell area.

Hunted the border of Conecuh and Covington county today and yesterday near Dozier. Scrapes and rubs are just about everywhere you look. Saw some small bucks chasing yesterday. Today we saw quite a few deer but no chasing.

Shot a nice 5 1/2 year old yesterday in full rut. I hunt in Tuscaloosa County

Anything in Talladega county?

Hunted Hollins wma last weekend. Few rubs. O scrapes. I did a bunch of walking. Maby this weekend will be better.

What's the news around Lauderdale county. I don't have much on cams at all.

Northeast Cullman County ?

Yea I've seen a few rubs an scrapes just ain't seen anything chasing yet an I had 4 does cone out last sunday not a buck in sight

I haven't seen a deer chasing yet in Fayette county. We don't see many deer either- frustrating to say the least.

Whats it looking like around woods bluff area in Clarke county, and nanafalia, stuck at work this weekend but on vacation next week..

I heard what sounded like multiple bucks chasing a doe in a cutover just after dark in the New Lexington area of southern Fayette county this evening. Fresh scrapes all over from New Lexington down to Samantha were seen today.

Killed a mature buck chasing a doe this morning in central Baldwin County.

Good evening to all,
Any updates on the rut in Union Springs Alabama?

I hunted a solid week about 20 miles south of Union Springs, toward Clayton, ZERO rut activity on our land other than a few scrapes and rubs. No chasing being seen. I'm heading back down the first week of February.

killed a mature buck chasing a doe in Butler Saturday morning chasing three does. Bucks were responding to grunting and a couple were seen making rubs/scrapes over the weekend

Thanks for the update everyone! Hunt on!!

Hunted leases in both Butler County and Conecuh County Fri-Sun. Just starting to see signs of scraping and rubbing. No chasing. Back at end of week to reevaluate.

Its on like donkey kong at my club in Lincoln. 2 mature bucks killed chasing does, in the last 3 days.

Hunted Lee / Tallapoosa line 15 - 17 Jan and saw a couple medium 8 points and one small 7 cruising for does; but no real sign of the big boys yet. The last week of Jan. is always best for us.

My cousin just messaged me that he just saw a buck with a doe in Colbert County. Hadn't really seen much up until this point other than smaller bucks.

Anyone hunting Evergreen area? Iv seen a few scrapes still have pictures of bucks together though

2 year olds chasing pretty good last week in South Sumter county, mature deer dont seem to be chasing yet

Hunted Owassa area over the weekend, didn't see any sign of chasing going on.

Hunted Owassa area over the weekend, didn't see any sign of chasing going on.

Anyone having any rutting activity near elba

Toured some land yesterday on the Dallas Lowndes county line and saw numerous young bucks chasing does. Every field had plenty of does and most had bucks chasing them. Some of the bucks I would consider to be "shooters" and the guy I was with thought differently. Riding around on a large acre tract of land that has been managed very anally on an electric SxS was definitely a trip to remember! They've killed a few in the last week but the breeding hasn't started yet. All the bucks still have hair on their stomach and cods, once you start seeing bald cods you know the breeding is in full swing!

We have'nt seen any chasing around the Dozier area in Crenshaw County yet.

This weekend should be on fire around Clayton! They are tearing it up on John C Martin and multiple mature bucks have been killed north and south of 51. Should be great for the folks that will brave this weather.

Dang, I learn something everyday!!

The big boys are chasing big time around Thomaston and Catherine. I saw 7 bucks on two sits and killed one that was 15 feet behind a doe. Saw deer at all times during the day, they are really on their feet 24/7 right now.

I killed one chasing near Dozier about two days ago. We saw lots of doe and that was the only buck chasing.

I hunt just east of Evergreen. Haven't been up there in a while though. Got a couple buddies going this weekend and I'll be up there mid-week for a couple days. I'm hoping they'll be moving then!

First and second week of January in St. Clair county.

The rut is over between Union Springs, AL and Clayton, AL.

checked a couple of cameras yesterday and of course one of my shooters was out in the pasture chasing does at 430 pm on the 15th. ruts not over just yet

Watched a 5 pt mount a doe behind my house on the 11th.