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Old 11-09-2006 | 06:52 PM
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wondering if anyone has been seeing any good signs of rutting goin on in central illinois? Been seeing bucks together,not much of chasing does though.Thought maybe this warm spell slowed them down.Did see 2 170+ monsters,a 12 pointer and one that I couldnt count all the points on but had a massive rack on him. both were seen while driving to my hunting area.
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Old 11-09-2006 | 07:33 PM
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been seeing the bucks dogging the does the last three days now
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Old 11-09-2006 | 11:40 PM
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where you at ggc? I am in Livingston, didn't know where you were though...

Not too much here, I have seen two sets of a buck chasing a doe, but nothing too serious.
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Old 11-10-2006 | 06:04 PM
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I am just west of peoria near kickapoo
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Old 11-14-2006 | 07:05 PM
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Been seeing some big bucks the last 2 days. A few chasing does and others with their noses to the ground. Seen more bucks since Monday than seen the last month. Most of them towards evening but the bigger bucks have been around 6:30 A.M.
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Old 11-14-2006 | 08:58 PM
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i tell you what, down here in clay county, the rut is in full swing. the gun season is going to hit right on it
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Old 11-15-2006 | 10:49 AM
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I took a 10 pointer on Sunday 12th; and the rut is in. bucks are chasing constantly here.
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Old 11-16-2006 | 11:28 AM
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i wasin west central (calhoun county)from the 23rd of oct. until 11th of nov. - i hardly saw any sign of even a pre-rut... it was extremely slow.i worked hard to put men on a fewdeerbut those were for inferior bucks. i've got the opportunity & i'm thinking aboutcoming back - what i really need is an accurate update! can anyone help?
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Old 11-16-2006 | 06:14 PM
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they are rutting hard now! yesterday and today seen bucks chasin does most of the day.
I was in a blind today and was sitting about 40 yards from a creek. I was using "spoon river gold in heat"and had a nice 140+ 8 pointer pick up the smell on the other side of the creek. He had his nose down and moving towards me. I heard him come across the creek to my side. Then all the sudden, from the right of me, here comes a guy walking and spooked him back to the other side. Really irratated me because the guy was tresspassing and he didnt have a bow or was dressed to hunt.
They need a season set aside for tresspassers!! HeHe!!
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Old 11-17-2006 | 09:03 AM
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I was in Saline co from the OCT-29/Nov-13 I shot mine on Nov2 and they started rutting hard about nov1 there running all over.. Walt
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