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Dallas Co. Rut?
#4039405
12/15/23 12:41 PM
12/15/23 12:41 PM
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Posts: 3,219
Lawrence Co. AL
jdhunter2011
OP
8 Point
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8 Point
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 3,219
Lawrence Co. AL
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You boys seeing any action down that way yet? Looks like I will be down there with a buddy mid next week, then possible again a few days after Christmas.
Its not the will to win but the will to prepare to win!
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Re: Dallas Co. Rut?
[Re: odocoileus]
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12/15/23 07:05 PM
12/15/23 07:05 PM
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Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 25,774
Fayetteville TN Via Selma
jawbone
Freak of Nature
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Freak of Nature
Joined: Jan 2001
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Fayetteville TN Via Selma
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Depending on where you are, we typically don't see much activity to mid/late January. That said, I have seen more bucks this year than any I can recall. Seen some folks around here killing some good ones too. The lack of acorns has led to more good buck activity so far that is certain. As to the rut, I've hunted the same property around Sardis for 40+ years and nothing has really changed much in all those years. Around Christmas, or shortly there after, the pre-rut will kick off. The first week or so of January will have a lot of bucks roaming looking for a hot doe. The middle two weeks look for does and hope one is hot and has the boss buck locked up on her. The last part of Jan. and the rest of the season is really big buck killing time. They will be the ones with energy left to roam and look for the leftover hot does. The avererage to young bucks can be easily killed in this time in food plots eating to get their strength back.
Lord, please help us get our nation straightened out.
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Re: Dallas Co. Rut?
[Re: jdhunter2011]
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12/15/23 09:21 PM
12/15/23 09:21 PM
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Clanton
Turkey_neck
Booner
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Booner
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Clanton
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It was always Jan 10 on for us in Marion junction
Would walk over a naked woman to get to a gobblin turkey!
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Re: Dallas Co. Rut?
[Re: Turkey_neck]
#4042018
12/19/23 12:15 PM
12/19/23 12:15 PM
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Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 1,864
Auburn
fr8-shkr
8 point
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8 point
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Posts: 1,864
Auburn
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It was always Jan 10 on for us in Marion junction When I hunted in Valley Grande, this was the standard. Only place I ever hunted that you could set your watch by it.
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Re: Dallas Co. Rut?
[Re: jdhunter2011]
#4042192
12/19/23 04:20 PM
12/19/23 04:20 PM
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Posts: 1,637
Orange Beach, AL
JohnG
8 point
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8 point
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Posts: 1,637
Orange Beach, AL
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Old joke is, aliens take the deer away the second week of December then return’em one month later. But I’m in Marengo county, five miles away..
Last edited by JohnG; 12/19/23 04:22 PM.
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Re: Dallas Co. Rut?
[Re: GobbleGrunt]
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12/19/23 04:47 PM
12/19/23 04:47 PM
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Posts: 4,704
Heart of Dixie
Narrow Gap
10 point
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10 point
Joined: Aug 2006
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Heart of Dixie
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According to years of fetal age/conception data, 99% of Dallas county rutting is Jan. 15th-30th. I must have been in the 1% area last year on Cedar Creek SOA during Feb. 2-5 SOA hunt. The bucks were in full rut and chasing does. It was the best hunt I have personally ever been on here In Alabama for hunting the rut. That specific area of Dallas County for the Cedar Creek SOA does show a later rut date on map than the rest of Dallas County. This is my experience in hunting that area.
Last edited by Narrow Gap; 12/19/23 04:48 PM.
Duty, Honor, Country
Robert E. Lee
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Re: Dallas Co. Rut?
[Re: Backwards cowboy]
#4042737
12/20/23 09:26 AM
12/20/23 09:26 AM
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Pelham
Ben2
Old Mossy Horns
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Old Mossy Horns
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Pelham
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How do they get that bull crap circle in pike and Macon county? They date the conception date based on fetus in the doe. Pretty much exact dates the does were bred then they draw a circle
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Re: Dallas Co. Rut?
[Re: Narrow Gap]
#4042738
12/20/23 09:27 AM
12/20/23 09:27 AM
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Pelham
Ben2
Old Mossy Horns
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Old Mossy Horns
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Pelham
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According to years of fetal age/conception data, 99% of Dallas county rutting is Jan. 15th-30th. I must have been in the 1% area last year on Cedar Creek SOA during Feb. 2-5 SOA hunt. The bucks were in full rut and chasing does. It was the best hunt I have personally ever been on here In Alabama for hunting the rut. That specific area of Dallas County for the Cedar Creek SOA does show a later rut date on map than the rest of Dallas County. This is my experience in hunting that area. That is not the rut. The rut is when the does stand still and the bucks breed them
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Re: Dallas Co. Rut?
[Re: Ben2]
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12/20/23 12:58 PM
12/20/23 12:58 PM
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Posts: 4,704
Heart of Dixie
Narrow Gap
10 point
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10 point
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Heart of Dixie
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According to years of fetal age/conception data, 99% of Dallas county rutting is Jan. 15th-30th. I must have been in the 1% area last year on Cedar Creek SOA during Feb. 2-5 SOA hunt. The bucks were in full rut and chasing does. It was the best hunt I have personally ever been on here In Alabama for hunting the rut. That specific area of Dallas County for the Cedar Creek SOA does show a later rut date on map than the rest of Dallas County. This is my experience in hunting that area. That is not the rut. The rut is when the does stand still and the bucks breed them Take a look at the map for rutting activity on Outdoor Alabama site. That specific area of Dallas County is slightly different on dates. Not by much but it does show different. That is the only time I have ever hunted Dallas County and it was perfect timing for Feb 2-5 after a cold front had moved in and settled.
Duty, Honor, Country
Robert E. Lee
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