October 21st in Wisconsin

Angry Beaver · 10-26-2008, 08:56 PM

I've had a trail camera near a trail into a predominately doe bedding area since early September. I had tons of doe/fawn pictures but no bucks...until October 21st. That night I got pics of 3 different bucks coming down the trail and have pics of at least 2 bucks entering every night up to the 24th when I pulled the card from the camera. They've been checking the area out late at nightbut one of the last pictures had a2 and 1/2 year old 8 pointerentering the area just after legal shooting time. (They have to cross a large open area in the hardwoods to enter the bedding area) Haven't seen anything interesting first hand yet. Anything from any other WI hunters?

mcagney014 · 10-26-2008, 08:59 PM

We got some cameras out but all after shooting hours too. We checked them today and it seems like they are coming out 30 minutes after dark.... still a little early so hopefully they will start cruising during daylight a lot more now.

badger109 · 10-26-2008, 09:45 PM

i got one little buck in an area that is all does until the rut.

Angry Beaver · 10-28-2008, 07:58 AM

The doe bedding area I was referring to is surrounded by brush except for a 5 yard opening where most deer enter/exit. There is now a nice big rub on one of the trees near the entrance.

On my walk out on the 27th in the darkI thought I had spooked a deer, there was a bunch of breaking limbs, sounded like a deer running full steam. I stopped and listened for a while and it was either 1 buck going nuts on every tree in sight or two bucks pushing each other around.