Doc Buck

Slow in southwestern IL too. Sat all day and saw a fork, another deer 200 yards away in a field, and I rattled/called a six pointer in at sunset, too dark to shoot. Very frustrating sitting all day and then the one time you get a shot its too dark. All the deer movement was in the very early morning and at sunset.

wis_bow_huntr

Rut seems to be slow all over dont feel bad.

PastorJim08

Started hunting everyday in northern Indiana beginning Oct. 23rd. The action was very slow until Friday Nov. 6th. then it was as if someone flipped a switch. Bucks were out cruising all times of the day. I didn't see any chasing but they are definately looking for dates. I'll be back in the stand tomorrow, I hope I haven't missed the seeking phase.

Blessings.....Pastorjim

tmontgo1

WV IS IN FULL OUT RUT!!!! This weekend i was watching bucks run does everywhere. Driving home from class last night I looked over on a side road, and a buck was mounting a doe on the center line of the road. lol

The Rev

I hunted Oklahoma last week for five days and we saw quite a few good bucks but none chasing does yet.

heavenlykid

ok glad to know its not only me. im in ohio and these deer are all moving at night. i havent seen a buck chasing a doe yet. heck the other day i had three spike eating corn outta a feeder and you know if they are still eating they arent in rut yet.

crutch

Here in cenral Illinois I had seen a nice buck and a mature doe in between some cut corn. It was about 8:15 am and there wasn't any timber for a few miles. Haven't had much stand time as I was hunting in Shawnee last week.

dyb3and88

If the rut is on here, you couldnt prove it by me.

kickin_buck

The last couple of weeks have been slow, we were not even seeing does any more. I hunted Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. Friday, I rattled in a young 6 just after first light and never seen another deer all day. Saturday, nothing until 10am and then it was steady action until dark, seen one nice 10 running 3 does and few other smaller bucks that were cruising. Sunday and Monday were pretty much the same, action was starting mid-late morning. I could not believe it with the temps, but that is what we saw. Getting to hunt tomorrow and then 10 straight days starting Friday. I believe my time off work will be well timed.

Illini_Fan

I hunt in central IL and sunday night the deer were on the move. Saw a few does, and every buck that I saw was hot on her trail.