GEORGIA COUNTY RUT DATA
Screven County, Georgia rut dates 2026
Screven County, Georgia has a DNR peak movement window of Oct 20 to Oct 26. The map uses deer-vehicle collision timing, not a conception date. Source: Georgia DNR rut map.
Peak window: Oct 20 to Oct 26. Source method: deer-vehicle collision timing. Georgia DNR source agency
Screven County rut answer
The Georgia DNR map publishes an Oct 20 to Oct 26 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.
Screven 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 Sep 30, 2026 | Not defined in the reports; default label for days before seeking. |
| Seeking | Oct 1, 2026 to Oct 11, 2026 | Bucks begin searching for does; rising daily movement. |
| Chasing | Oct 12, 2026 to Oct 19, 2026 | Overlaps seeking and the start of breeding in the reported calendar. |
| Peak breeding / tending | Oct 20, 2026 to Nov 2, 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 | Nov 3, 2026 to Nov 16, 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 | Nov 17, 2026 to Nov 30, 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 1, 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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