Is the rut over in Florida?

No. There will be another peak around the 20th.

I seem to have missed it the last few years. I have seen a ton of does in the last two weeks and nothing following.

When was the first part of rut?

I normally don't shoot does but I may go on a killing spree. I still have friends and family that want meat.

Had a buck run a doe by me twice yesterday afternoon. One of those - is he legal or not!Bull shit pt. regs!!


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They will rut till about the end of season sometimes even a little longer into March.

Brandon_SPC said:

They will rut till about the end of season sometimes even a little longer into March.

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Good, thought maybe I slept through it. Seeing a lot of wondering deer but no chasing.

Outside9 said:

Good, thought maybe I slept through it. Seeing a lot of wondering deer but no chasing.

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Just need another cold front.

Outside9 said:

I normally don't shoot does but I may go on a killing spree. I still have friends and family that want meat.

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Now is not the time to shoot doe,many have already been bread already, u will be killing next years deer also.


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706Z said:

Now is not the time to shoot doe,many have already been bread already, u will be killing next years deer also.


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So what is wrong with killing a doe that has been bred? I see no difference than killing a buck that breeds the does. There are plenty of does out there.... Sir if you have does tags shoot away. Fill that freezer!

Plenty of chasing going on..

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So what is wrong with killing a doe that has been bred? I see no difference than killing a buck that breeds the does. There are plenty of does out there.... Sir if you have does tags shoot away. Fill that freezer!

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Until that post I have agreed with almost every post you have made.

I was out at a piece of private land I hunt out near perdido today and their were a bunch new scrapes and tons of fresh running tracks on and around the plot, none of which were there last week.


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Until that post I have agreed with almost every post you have made.

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Why is that? There is a reason why season goes to March and a reason why there are tags issued out. And honestly I bet most of the does haven't been bred yet either. Just like up North their rut is during November and some states have late doe season in December and early January.

I watched a young buck dog some does yesterday morning on the way to work. Also seen another buck walking nose to the ground on the shoulder of the road. I think that was Tuesday..

Killing a doe in November or now makes no difference. She ain't gonna have a baby. I've never understood why it makes a difference on when you kill one if your gonna kill one.

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So what is wrong with killing a doe that has been bred? I see no difference than killing a buck that breeds the does. There are plenty of does out there.... Sir if you have does tags shoot away. Fill that freezer!

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Harvest them if it's legal. Nothing's wrong with killing a doe this time of year. That's one of the ways state agencies track breeding patterns in the deer is by collecting data off of harvested does particularly late in the year. If your lease has tags fill em.





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My grandfather killed one on the last day of Gun season and dad said his neck was'nt swelled, but he had been pee'ing on his leg alittle bit.. So it might be just starting in Black water when Black powder gun starts.

In reference to comment above I think it goes without saying that you don't go crazy with it because can mess up the herd demographics if you over harvested doe late in the season over time.


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Not harvesting does right now because they may be bred makes no sense at all. You could just as easily say don't shoot does at all because they may "GET" bred.