RE: Missouri Pre-rut
I think its starting, but Tuesday morning here in SW MO, i had a 2 1/2 year old come in. I had a doe decoy up. Would not even turna nose up to her. The only way I could get him to come back in and pose for my video camera was by grunting and hitting the rattle bag a little. Then he came right back in, but still never paid attention to the doe. It was a tall but young 7 pt. His rack was has wide as his ears and above them about 5 inches. He only had 1/2" round antlers though. So he might be a little small in the jest of things,buthis scent glands were black as coal.
Not sure what to think. Maybe he just thought my doe was ugly.