Best rut hunting ever!!! (northeast PA)
Me and my buddy hunted mon, tues Wed this week. All i can say is UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
Monday My day started as I pulled up my bow at 6:05 am and watched a huge buck walk by me at 25 yards in the moonlight all I could see was huge white horns. (and this is in the mountains no farm land for miles). As day light approached there were numerous bucks chasing does and all of them were slammers but all were over 100 yards off!!! One as he walked off was outside his ears at least 4 inches on both sides!! Sounded like a bulldozer going thru the brush as he chased a doe round and round!! Then I look up and see multiple large racked bucks going round and round thru the wood like bird dogs chasing does. At 8 am out comes a really nice heavy high 8 point walks by at 20 yards away and I cant shoot cause its thru the brush!!!!. Then things quited down I ended up seeing another slammer too far out again at 3pm and saw a nice 6 point which i passed on and 2 other small bucks.
Monday ends with me going back to the truck talking to my buddy. He saw a 12pont, 10 point 9 point and three8 pointers plus a couple of scrubs. All were close but not shots presented. Between us we figured we saw at least 10 different shooter bucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tuesday was slower (very windy). He saw a slammer buck again b4 shooting light and I saw 2 spikes. On the way out at noon we both saw a nice 2 year old 8 point that saw us before we could shoot. Tuesday pm I watched a big 8 breed a doe 60 yards away (that was a first for me that was cool) . I grunted and bleated for 3 days and could get any to come in. They would stop but just continue going.
Wednesday I saw a HUGE 9 point at 20 yards but he went the other way down the log road I was set off of and again there was brush in the way of shot. Made me sick this buck was HUGE. He was only like 18" wide but the horns were easily 18" off his head!! his back tines were easily 10-12" long!!!!!!!!!! and what MASS his bases were almost big as beer cans. I would guess 140 class plus.
Although I have not drawn the bow yet, this is by far the best rut hunting I have ever seen in my hunting area. (if somebody does not think antler restrictions do not work they should come and see what it has done for my area) I HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS NUMBER OF QUALITY BUCK IN ALL MY LIFE and i hunt in the mountains not farm country!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Cant wait till tomorrow and saturday going out again!!!