MID WEST RUT HUNTING ?

Mr October · 10-08-2007, 05:54 PM

What is the concensus on the chasing phase of the rut in the Northern part of Illinois (mercer county) ?

stikbow26 · 10-08-2007, 07:07 PM

I would say you can never go wrong with the first full week of Nov!! Walt

Pat Curtis · 10-08-2007, 07:26 PM

First 2 weeks of November, can't miss it.

Mr October · 10-08-2007, 08:03 PM

I will be out there on the 10th to the 16th I just dont want to miss it because once they pair up traffic slows dramaticly

BOWHUNTERCOP · 10-09-2007, 05:39 AM

I will be out there from November 5th thru to the 20th

Chasebaker · 10-09-2007, 06:25 AM

Man..our rut down here in Southern Illinois it usally starts the October 30th-November 21.

stikbow26 · 10-09-2007, 07:47 AM

I will be down oct-17-23 and then oct-26/nov-14 just so I don't miss it!! Walt

Schultzy · 10-09-2007, 08:11 AM

My favorite time here in Minnesota is the first week of November. Actually my best day through out the years has been the 6th of November. Keep a watch on the moon too, i think the moon effects things alot!

cherokee75 · 10-15-2007, 04:19 AM

I hunt Mecer co. during the muzzleloader season. I live and bowhunt/shotgun huntin a nearby county. Anyway, you definitely want to be in the woods near the end of the first week of November thru mid November. I saw someone posted November 6 is a good day and I agree. That was the day I got my first archery buck.

79 bronco · 10-15-2007, 12:03 PM

I hunt St. Clair county in southern Illinois and last season I did a morning hunt on November 3rd. I saw more bucks on the prowl than any other day last year. It was like someone turned on a light switch. The temperature had dropped for the first time which helped I'm sure but I saw so many good bucks that I had never seen before that morning. If the weather is anything like it was last season during the first week of November last year, I will definately be in the woods as much as possible!

Good Luck,

79 Bronco