Has it begun in your area?
11-03-2005, 12:37 PM
#1
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2003
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Has it begun in your area?
What are you seeing? Last Saturday I saw 4 does walking behind me about 75 yards out only to be followed by a buck a few minutes later. The other day I had an 8 pointer within my area. I heard him grunt before I even saw him visually. He came with his nose to the ground the whole way before I shot him 10 yards out He ran, stopped about 30 yards away, ran again like a rocket only to crash into some fallen branches and cave to the ground.
It was awesome and I have relived those 90 seconds in my mind since the other day. I would have to say the way he was acting and the way he kept his nose to the ground and coming in fast...the rut is on. Pre-rut probably, but it's on!
Going back out this Saturday. Filled by buck tag, but going out anyways to enjoy the rut, the weather and to take a nice doe if luck is in my favor.
It was awesome and I have relived those 90 seconds in my mind since the other day. I would have to say the way he was acting and the way he kept his nose to the ground and coming in fast...the rut is on. Pre-rut probably, but it's on!
Going back out this Saturday. Filled by buck tag, but going out anyways to enjoy the rut, the weather and to take a nice doe if luck is in my favor.
11-03-2005, 12:54 PM
#2
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Northern Idaho's Panhandle
Posts: 4,436
RE: Has it begun in your area?
10-4 it's happening here. I watched a buck trailing does yesteday evening. The whitetails are heating up all over the country with an exception of a few areas were the rut has played out or normally doesn't take place until later.. In my area the big boys will start moving more and more during daylight hours..It's going to get fun.
11-03-2005, 03:13 PM
#5
Spike
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 65
RE: Has it begun in your area?
It's getting close but we really need the weather to cooperate, its been in the 70's and windy. Bucks are looking but in the late evenings not much daytime activity yet. First scrapes found this last weekend
11-03-2005, 05:30 PM
#8
Typical Buck
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Nanjemoy, MD
Posts: 998
RE: Has it begun in your area?
Jimbo - do not wait any longer. Had a nice 9-ptr pass by 15 yds at 1600 tonight in an open clover field - a buck that will be very next year if he can survive the season.One hour later,I had a 6-ptr grunting as he followed the path a doe took just 5 min earlier. The doe was holding her tail angled to the side. At dusk, I heard the sounds of a deer chase in the woods, time is now...
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11-03-2005, 05:32 PM
#9
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: River Falls, Wisconsin
Posts: 129
RE: Has it begun in your area?
Northern Wis. I've seen a pick up in scrapes and rubs throughout my family's woods. I'm definately gonna try to get my first bow kill this weekend! (hopefully one of the big boys I've caught on the game camera lately!)
