From what I can gather, the closest reintroduction to my place was actually in AL and those deer were from Sumter Co, AL. Although my place is in TN but very close to the Bama line.
I guarantee my deer don't rut in January or February. Neither does the deer in that part of AL. Around my house in Lauderdale, the rut is almost identicle to the rut on our farm in TN. Usually around the 1st or 2nd week of December is the peak breeding from all indications.
I believe the deer released in my TN county were from Ft Campbell, KY. It seems our rut falls between those deer and the south Bama deer. Maybe the averages played out.
