My buddy killed this one Monday before thanksgiving last year 11/19. It was the opening day of gun season in WV, but he was bow hunting in a bow only county.

75% of the bucks I've killed come between Oct 26 & nov 9th. With most being Oct28-nov5

20% on opening day(falling anywhere during the first few days of october)

November 3rd. Always see them Seeking and Chasing during this time.

I don't know why, but I've killed most of my archery bucks between October 10-17. It's a wierd set of dates and that is usually when the "October Lull" is kicking in, but that's been a good time for me.

Get a handful of P&Y magazines and all the info you need is there.. I did that for a particular county in Illinois a few years back and found Nov. 9-12 was by far the most productive.

Nov. 4th last year... Often times a week or two later...

i havent killed one with a bow yet, but i see the most deer, most bucks, and biggest bucks from around Oct. 20- Nov. 20
in missouri/illinois

Nov 1 2007, October 29 2006 December 8 2005 I don't have a pic of the 2005.

November 6th-10th works best for me..I see more daylight activity during these days than any other.

btw i never killed a buck with a bow yet, so the date i put down was with a gun, but they were both in easy bow range if i had a bow