I have been hunting since the beginning of October and have noticed that the end of last week the bucks were running solo and pretty much any time of the day. I was out on Saturday and saw 2 bucks chasing a couple does, even during the heavy wind and rain early on Saturday.

My guess is that this week will be outstanding. The temps will get the deer moving and with the rut it should be anytime of the day to see action. This weekend should be the downslope of the rut (in my area).

I killed this pig on November 1. He came in on a string to some grunting and bleating. His neck was thick and glands were soaked. If this was a sign of the rut in my woods, thenthe rutshould be tapering off this week. Especially because they were pinned down a few days last week in the rain and wind.


Good luck VA boys and girls!