Mule deer hunting pre-rut
04-29-2007, 10:11 PM
#1
Fork Horn
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 411
Mule deer hunting pre-rut
How many of you find that some of the better mule deer can be taken in early season under the following circumstances:
1. Open breaks-type country
2. You've hiked into a low pressure area
3. Glass, spot and stalk
4. Know the country you are hunting from previous years.
I have found that I see some of my better bucks early. I think the rut can make more deer evident to the observer in less glassable country, but I'm not sure it makes that much difference under the circumstances I described.
What do you think?
1. Open breaks-type country
2. You've hiked into a low pressure area
3. Glass, spot and stalk
4. Know the country you are hunting from previous years.
I have found that I see some of my better bucks early. I think the rut can make more deer evident to the observer in less glassable country, but I'm not sure it makes that much difference under the circumstances I described.
What do you think?
04-29-2007, 10:19 PM
#2
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Idaho
Posts: 2,072
RE: Mule deer hunting pre-rut
Early season bucks move less, but can actually be somewhat patterned. I have some friends that have great luck on the early hunts. I still don't think that one can beat a late season migration hunt when the rut is on. The trouble with early hunting is that you have such a limited amount of quality hunting time in a day....
04-30-2007, 09:42 PM
#3
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Cheyoming
Posts: 870
RE: Mule deer hunting pre-rut
Here in Wyo most mule deer hunts are over by mid October. Way ahead of the stereotypical mulie "pre-rut".
I see more bucks in Sept during archery. Always still in bachelor groups.
But yeah, if you can spot and stalk in a low pressure area that you know holds mulies, lay and wait! But I'd try and go earlier in the year before they get twitterpated.
I see more bucks in Sept during archery. Always still in bachelor groups.
But yeah, if you can spot and stalk in a low pressure area that you know holds mulies, lay and wait! But I'd try and go earlier in the year before they get twitterpated.
