If you are hunting in the area of Ozona, Sonora, down into Del Rio and along the Devils River the rut seems to be full blown the first week of September into early/mid October. If you are in far west Texas say Big Bend, Van Horn, Trans Pecos it kicks off a hair later typically the 2 to 3rd week...
Beetles are the fastest but a nightmare if you have any mounts nearby. Typical turn around 2 months.
Boiling/power washing a couple weeks to 2 months depending how busy someone is although I find that
over time the teeth slowly get loose when boiling. We also on occasion find a big red ant hill...
The Texas draw hunts just came out you can apply online on there website www.tpwd.state.tx.us there are some good hunts to apply for and you can also get your APH (Annual Public Hunting Permit) which gives you access to a lot of land to hunt for different species, now not all of it will be...