bflem55

When will the bucks start chasing does or get into some type of pre rut here in Ohio??????

pdq 5oh

bflem55, I'd say some time the first or second week of Nov.

Phil.
"Could you guys be quiet, my dad's trying to shoot."

hunter101

they should be moving and chasing early this year because the cool weather and they should be moving the last week or 2 of october.

moonge

I live in No. KY about right across the river from OH. I have always seen a lot of bucks getting out & running a lot the last week of October. Last week I found some rubs ( a little earlier than normal for my area) and i called a buck into a estrous bleat call. by mid november they seem to be rutting good most years. If I had to pick a time to hunt the last week of october & the first week of november would be good.

JimBow

I agree around the last week of October or the 1st or second week of nov. I've heard that it depends on if there's a full moon or not. A full moon is suppoused to trigger the rut. (True or not I don't know.) Jim

deerhuntr107

Im in central ohio and im already seeing pre rut activities. Im finding rubs and even 3 scrapes. The scrapes supprised me cause I usually dont see them till late Oct. or early Nov. but I think these are from a small buck. I have seen sparing already and one real fight but that was in West Va. over food. I am seeing bucks checking does but they aint chasin 'em yet. Rut hits in early Nov. and peaks in mid Nov. I think it might come early this year tho due to cool weather coming early.

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billyeightpoint

I would say end of October early November. My dad and I have found four scrapes already this year.

grim reaper

The second week of nov. should be the peak of your rut. Good luck