Arkansas · Whitetail rut
Whitetail rut dates in Arkansas.
Arkansas's rut runs early November in the Ozarks to late November in the Coastal Plain — the spread depends on which side of the state you hunt.
Nov 8 – Nov 16 → Nov 18 – Nov 28 · Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
Arkansas's whitetail rut shows meaningful regional variation. Ozark and northwestern bucks peak earliest, with the Delta peaking in mid-to-late November and the southern Coastal Plain running latest. AGFC publishes deer-zone-specific data and refines peak conception windows through fetal-rate analysis of hunter-harvested does.
Zone
Ozarks & Northwest Arkansas
- Pre-rut
- Oct 25 – Nov 7
- Peak breeding
- Nov 8 – Nov 16
- Post-rut
- Nov 17 – Nov 30
- Late rut
- Dec 5 – Dec 18
Zone
Delta
- Pre-rut
- Oct 30 – Nov 12
- Peak breeding
- Nov 13 – Nov 22
- Post-rut
- Nov 23 – Dec 6
- Late rut
- Dec 11 – Dec 24
Zone
Coastal Plain (Southern)
- Pre-rut
- Nov 5 – Nov 17
- Peak breeding
- Nov 18 – Nov 28
- Post-rut
- Nov 29 – Dec 12
- Late rut
- Dec 17 – Dec 30
Source
Data sourced from Arkansas Game and Fish Commission deer-program reports and biologist-published rut summaries.
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