We have an unusual early rut at our Hunt Club. We see bucks running does before hunting season starts.. Common to see them running does in late August to Early September. I start seeing Fawns in April every year. Last year the Rut was about 2 weeks later than we normally see it.. It was slow but steady up to late October, Then we saw a few chasing around Christmas time. When I hunted 40-50 miles east of our place the chasing got started around the last week of October