what time do sambar rut

[woodstoka]

hi guys for those that hunt sambar is there a set time that they rutt or is it just when ever also i know the rutt is when there mating but is it when there just breaking out of velvet and rubbing it off if so now must be it beacause im finding more and more rubs every time go to my secret hunting spot

ps now i can huntdeer i got my game licence today yay :D

[woody]

Woodstoka,
Your seeing more and more rub trees every time your going out, I would suggest you have answered your own question. :D

[woodstoka]

ok thanks woody so is this the time of year sambar are rutting

[woody]

Woodstoka,
I am no expert on Sambar, but I believe they are not confined to rigid breeding cycles, but there seems to be a peak in breeding in September.
I think that younger deer may cycle the breeding times as they hit maturity, but after a year or two settle in seasonal rut cycles, probably triggered by the daylight getting longer into Spring/Summer.
Older Stags have a home range that they cruise around, and if the sniff out a receptive hind, romance can bloom at any time of year. A stag doesnt have to be in rut to breed. 8)

[ricochet]

Stoka- I agree with Woody, i think the area you have been into at the start August is a good starting point for you, and also i feel over the next few weeks will be ok too. say to mid oct.

Rick

[woodstoka]

ok thanks fellas yer me and my mate will be heading up over the holis but i donno if theyll be movin about as mutch as they were last time i went there

[ssga1]

NOW,

Saw a stag sniffing a hinds butt last sunday and he had 3 hinds with him.

However i have also seen this in mid summer, "generally" it is now till OCT.

SSGA

[Dale Furze]

You will possibly find that your secret hunting spot is the same as everyone elses, you should find fresh rubs around late May to mid June and then again from now until mid/late October. This is due to the fact that you can see Sambar in hard antler at any time of the year (not the same deer). In June, down around the area you hunt I saw a Stag in hard antler, and his mate beside him had just started his main beam/brow split in fresh growth. Unlike some other deer they (Sambar) don't all grow their antlers at the same time, nor do they only have one mating time during the year. Now is a good time for a walk, like me this weekend! 8)