GEORGIA COUNTY RUT DATA
Fannin County, Georgia rut dates 2026
Fannin County, Georgia has a DNR peak movement window of Nov 17 to Nov 23. The map uses deer-vehicle collision timing, not a conception date. Source: Georgia DNR rut map.
Peak window: Nov 17 to Nov 23. Source method: deer-vehicle collision timing. Georgia DNR source agency
Fannin County rut answer
The Georgia DNR map publishes an Nov 17 to Nov 23 peak movement window for this county. The map measures deer movement from collision timing, not a conception date.
Verify the current guide and local conditions with the Georgia agency before a hunt.
Fannin County phase calendar
This is a derived 2026 calendar from the county movement window. It is labelled inference and is not a direct county observation.
| Phase | Window | Model note |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-rut | Before to Oct 28, 2026 | Not defined in the reports; default label for days before seeking. |
| Seeking | Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 8, 2026 | Bucks begin searching for does; rising daily movement. |
| Chasing | Nov 9, 2026 to Nov 16, 2026 | Overlaps seeking and the start of breeding in the reported calendar. |
| Peak breeding / tending | Nov 17, 2026 to Nov 30, 2026 | Highest buck daily distance and daylight share; routes set by doe groups; tending bouts ~24-48 h. GPS work finds no population-wide 'lockdown' phase (agency: https://deerassociation.com/lockdown-phase-myth/). Map movement week likely spans late seeking, chasing and early breeding. |
| Post-rut | Dec 1, 2026 to Dec 14, 2026 | Movement eases back toward dawn/dusk; bucks return to food; mature bucks cruise for the last estrous does (Hellickson rattling: mature bucks responded most in post-rut). |
| Second rut | Dec 15, 2026 to Dec 28, 2026 | Unbred does recycle ~28 days after first estrus (agency: https://deerassociation.com/triggers-whitetail-rut/); doe fawns may cycle later. Days 35-41 are the 'second-rut tail'. A hypothesis for cameras to confirm, not local data. |
| Late season | Dec 29, 2026 to season close | Food-driven; mature bucks reach open food at or after sunset unless it is cold; sit food on cold-front afternoons. |
Neighbouring county pages
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