NC Rut Dates

[Horizontal Hunter]

I'm looking to get an idea of what the rut dates typically are in NC as my brother lives down there in the Raleigh Durham area.

Thanks,

Bob

[Jdw]

I used to live in the piedmont just north of Charlotte. It was breeding phase around Thanksgiving give or take.
It is more drawn out rut than farther north due to the milder climate (and in my area,)buck to doe ratio.

[Horizontal Hunter]

I used to live in the piedmont just north of Charlotte. It was breeding phase around Thanksgiving give or take.
It is more drawn out rut than farther north due to the milder climate (and in my area,)buck to doe ratio.

Thanks for the reply Jew. I appreciate it. My brother has been thinking about taking up hunting and I have been thinking about making a trip.

Bob

[Jdw]

I used to live in the piedmont just north of Charlotte. It was breeding phase around Thanksgiving give or take.
It is more drawn out rut than farther north due to the milder climate (and in my area,)buck to doe ratio.

Thanks for the reply Jew. I appreciate it. My brother has been thinking about taking up hunting and I have been thinking about making a trip.

Bob

Sounds like a fun trip.

There were good deer numbers where I hunted but it was challenging finding a mature buck.
But finding a mature buck takes a lot of work anywhere.

[dewayne]

I live in Cumberland county/Fort Bragg area. It starts around the second week of November and runs through Thanksgiving. Like mentioned before it’s kind of a drawn out rut.

[Buckshot20]

I use to see some nice bucks during muzzleloader season. I was hunting north of Winston in the piedmont. Killed my best to date in 08 with a front stuffer there. 1
1st and 2nd week of Nov.

[Rob loper]

I have a buddy goes down every year to nc. To a private farm. And he always goes 2nd week November and they do really well that week theres like 6-10 of them i think
Bucks are usually chasing and tending does at that time
And It doesnt really ever seem to change

[Horizontal Hunter]

Thanks for all the responses. That really helps narrow down the timing. Now to see if he is really interested.

Bob

[JonNc]

http://ncdeerhunting.com/?page_id=16

These dates seem to be accurate based off my experience. I hunt almost entirely in NC.

[Horizontal Hunter]

http://ncdeerhunting.com/?page_id=16

These dates seem to be accurate based off my experience. I hunt almost entirely in NC.

Thank you for the link.

Bob