Connecticut Rut

DeppedyDogg · 11-21-2011, 08:18 AM

CT Hunters: What are you seeing in terms of rut activity in CT?

I hunt Cokaponsett along with several other hunters and none of us have seen any hard signs of rutting activity.

What are you seeing?

Major Woods · 11-22-2011, 04:10 AM

Been seeing bucks chasing does for the last week or so, plenty of scrapes on the ground and mid day moving bucks.
I hunt SE CT on public land and got a 8 point that was tending a scrape line at 10AM.

DeppedyDogg · 11-22-2011, 05:06 AM

Nice buck. Which town/property?

Major Woods · 11-22-2011, 10:53 AM

Pachaug Forest.

early in · 11-22-2011, 11:22 AM

Real nice buck! How did his face get sliced open?

Major Woods · 11-23-2011, 04:02 AM

The DEP Biologist at the check in station takes a tissue sample (with hunters permission) for analysis at a later time. What they are looking for with the sample I do not know.

DeppedyDogg · 11-23-2011, 05:01 AM

Removed so Wildlife Biologists can determine age of the deer.

Sageboy · 12-16-2011, 06:32 PM

Hunted last Saturday and on the way home we took a dirt road that borders our hunting area. Spotted 5 deer on the side of the road. 4 does and 1 decent buck that had his nose stuck in one of the does arse. He was riding her like zorro.