| th Texas Rut can be confusing at best. This | | | | Texas wind like wild fire. Hunters need to start early |
| geographical area does not have true seasons of the | | | | in mapping there locations and spend a lot of time in |
| year. It could very well be 90 degrees Christmas | | | | the field searching for those ever popular scrapes |
| morning, which can make the Rut very difficult to | | | | and rubs. Once found, if starting early enough, one |
| predict. To do this and make your hunt more | | | | can revisit the sights often. Deer will get used to |
| successful you really need some insight on a few | | | | your scent and find it just as a smell in the |
| determining factors: Weather, Locations in the field, | | | | environment. |
| and some Simple Hunting Techniques. | | | | Odors are an easy fix. Popular scent cover products |
| Weather and the Rut come hand in hand. This means | | | | will work, but local vegetation works just as well. |
| that even the first South Texas cool front can bring | | | | Dove weed, milkweed, and ragweed are great cover |
| a doe into estrus. Amount of daylight hours does not | | | | scents. Rutting deer rely on scent more than any |
| play a huge role in the Rut, due to the rapid | | | | other sense that they have. Boy and let me tell you |
| temperature changes in this geographical area. It | | | | when 2 mature bucks find each other in what each |
| could be 95 degrees today and 65 the next and then | | | | considers his territory the fur and dirt and grass and |
| back up to 90 for a week before the next cool shot. | | | | brush fly. All of these scents are thrown like caution |
| Deer seem to get frisky when it gets cool just like | | | | to the wind. So when using rattling and grunt calling |
| your pet dog. Have you ever noticed that good ole | | | | you want to be very vigorous in banging on the |
| Fido gets really excited and hyperactive when the | | | | surrounding environment; i.e. ground, brush, grass, etc.. |
| temperature falls? Therefore, many times the Rut | | | | Toss these same scents up and watch the results, |
| starts in early September and does not end until late | | | | you will be amazed. |
| December, but it is in spurts. | | | | Make sure that your position in your desired shooting |
| Due to the erratic conditions, the hunter needs to be | | | | lane is upwind of your target area. Remember to |
| a little erratic on sight choice from the early season | | | | always be safe, and watch the weather. For it is the |
| on. Deer do not stay in one place here. There is just | | | | weather that drives the Rut in South Texas. |
| too much open range and smell travels on the South | | | | |