I've always been baffled by rut activity In the south. I started to learn about hunting in Virginia and new jersey about 13 yrs ago, and the rut up there was about the same time...November. From what I was taught, the further south u go, the later the rut. In Georgetown, South Carolina where we hunt for a week each year, the rut comes in mid-late october. All I've been told since I started hunting in tallapoosa co, Alabama 3 yrs ago is that the rut starts in January. I've not seen any proof with my own eyes though...haven't seen any deer chasing or anything related to rut-type activity in january. Not to say it isnt happening, I just haven't seen it for myself. Now I'm hunting some new property in st Clair co, and I saw 3 scrapes along a fire lane where there wasn't but 1 scrape 2 wks ago, and they all have been worked in the past week since I hung a stand nearby. I'm still confused. I thought this kind of scrape activity is only during the rut.
On another note, should I pour some buck urine in the scrapes? Should I use a drag rag with doe urine on it?
Welcome to hunting in Alabama!
