Rut Predictions for West Tennessee

[jaxvol]

What are the predictions for the 2024 rut in West TN? (I'm in Jackson, TN).

 

[BSK]

With a few rare exceptions, it should fall on exactly the same dates for a given property every year. The one caveat is severe drought and/or deer illness. I've seen peak breeding fall as much as 10 days late in severe drought years, especially in combination with an EHD outbreak.

 

[mike243]

It starts when the first doe is bred and ends when the last 1 is bred, there will be peaks and valleys of activity,

 

[backyardtndeer]

About 30 minutes north of Jackson, same as last year and the year before that. Typically around the end of the first week to the beginning of the second week of November for the rut starting here.

 

[BigAl]

South of you toward Bolivar/Whiteville/Somerville, I'd guess around Thanksgiving as the peak, maybe a week later.

 

[Bayou Buck]

Best dates statistically for my Perry County farm have been November 18th through the 22nd. That seems to be the start of the post rut as they are locked down in cover the week before that.

 

[knightrider]

November

 

[tntrkkllr]

South of you toward Bolivar/Whiteville/Somerville, I'd guess around Thanksgiving as the peak, maybe a week later.

I agree, last year peak was right at thanksgiving - dec 5th or so.. buddy killed his biggest chasing a doe at 15 yards the day after thanksgiving and the day after that buddy killed a good mature buck chasing a hot doe and best 2 days I had of rut action was dec 1st ( killed a mature buck with a hoe doe) and dec 2nd shot another mature buck looking for does this previous season!