RE: Pre-rut? is it here?
 

its going on here in georgia i went bow hunting this morning and i was bringing in a deer that i thoght was just a doe. and then i see a doe run out from like behind me and i never even knew he was there. then about 5 minutes later the origianl one i was going after comes out to the doe and it turned out to be a buck. so after about 15 minutes of watching them graze. i slowly crept up on them. one i was about 45 yards i felt that i could make the shot. so i drew the arrow back and held it for a minute, i couldnt stop shaking because my adrenaline was so high and my arrow kept following off the rest so when i finally let my arrow fly it hit a branch that i had never even noticed was there and it popped the arow up and scared the doe off into a thicket and the buck just moved about 10 feet back. so as i got out another arrow about 5 minutes later, the buck moved on to the thicket with the doe. so i was trying to find where he is in it and all of a sudden he starts getting terretorial and starts blow air out of his nose really loud. then starts hitting his atlers on things. so i start to get a little nervous because if you have seen what happens to people who freak out a buck in the movies and documentaries they get trampled by the deer. so i started to move back a little and he continues to do so. eventually some coyote comes along and scares them off and he just chases them so i come home wiht no deer at all. but to top it off on the way home we are on a busy road and all of a sudden 5 deer in a line just go out in the road just before us. so we jam on the brakes and there they go we came about a foot away from hitting them. so ive had a fun day. and im going back tonight and tomorow night.

RE: Pre-rut? is it here?
 

in sothern wis the lil bucks are chasing a bit, my uncle shot a decent buck yesterday that was ripping up a scrape line.... so mabey just starting to kick in

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That is interesting to say the least Mastetv! I never thought of that, but honestly I have seen male dogs pay particular attention to certain areas on women. I know that is somewhat taboo, but from a scientific perspective it is worthy of note. Perhaps there is some link to human female hormones being somewhat similar, but that is waybeyond me.

With all these stories coming in I would say that the pre rut is started and just going to get more and more intense.

I am just trying to guage when to take my annual 3 or 4 day vacation. At this point I am guessing the beginning of the second week of November. The big boys ought to be out and about at that point. I know it's great to be out there now, but I also think most of the activity is being seen from young bucks.

RE: Pre-rut? is it here?
 

chazspot,

That's probably a good time. Ideally, you could be flexible and go when the weather forecast is for consecutive cold, calm and dry days anytime between Nov. 4 and 14 or so.

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DougMD, I agree. I would like to schedule 3 or 4 days straight but I don't have a problem scattering days off. Other times I have taken consecutive days off, I have been screwed by the weather. I go out one of those days and all of the sudden it's 75 degrees. Not good deer hunting weather. So, I do try to get a forecast first and then have that coincide with the timing of the rut. Kinda tough, but it's worth it.

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It's definately picking up in Wisconsin. Friday evening I decided to give a few grunts on the tube and ten seconds didn't go by before a nice 10pt came crashing out of the willow thicket looking for the source of the grunt. Unfortunately henever came within 60 yards. A half hour later I grunted a couple times at a year and a half old 8pt that changed his direction and came right under my stand looking for the source of the grunt.

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I'm on vacation from Tuesday, Halloween through the next 2 weeks.

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Watched a pretty nice 8 pointer make a scrape and pee in it, about 40 yards in front of me last night in the rain.

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How about Illinois. Anyone know whats happening here? Only been out a few time this year so far. I have seen a few liitle ones by themselves a couple different time. I haven't had much time to get out, but getting ready to find some...:) Maybea good time for the active scrape dripper? Maybe to early for esturus?

Good luck to allthis year, be safe!