Hot does....NO bucks!!
So the past coulpe day of hunting here in SW PA really have me stumped. I'm hunting a private farm, with no pressure, and I can't believe I havne't seen a buck chasing a doe yet.The past 3 seasons, I have seen severl good bucks rutting in this place, but this year it's just odd. I have seen several, probably 6 or 7 does in heat, meandering through the woods, with no bucks whatsoever in the vicinity. These does have been close, and dang, I could smell them myself!!! They exhibited the "hot" behavior, tails straight out, blackened glands on the back legs, very sketchy movements, soemtimes just stanidng still and almost shuddering or shaking for several seconds. I've had does like this wandering around me for at least an hour the past 3 evenings, and not a single buck has showed up to investigate. I'm at a loss as to what to do, this is my favorite buck hotspot, and I'm on vacation next week and this has me baffled.I keep telling myself that the bucks will show, but hel, 3 days in a row on this farm, and I've only seen one small basket 5 pt. Anybody ever experience this before? I'm not sure if I should hit it again next week as I normally would (which has yielded good action the past 3 season) or find another spot where the buck activity is visible. Geez.......what the hel !