central illinois rutting verdict
#4
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Central Illinois
Posts: 1,672
RE: central illinois rutting verdict
the rut has pretty much been over for about a couple of days now. a guy brought in a buck tonight though to get weighed and he said it was chasing a doe. this is in central IL. what i have seen and heard from the majority of people is the first rut is done......
#7
RE: central illinois rutting verdict
I had two bucks chasing a doe all over the woods this morning. Talked to a few guys that think the rut is at its peak this week. This is in Ogle county Illinois
#8
RE: central illinois rutting verdict
I have hunted in north Ill. every day since Oct. 29th. Bow only Co. I posted a chart on the bow hunter forum of my mature buck sightings. Since I posted the chart, I've had more sightings. I've had 20 mature buck sightings in Nov., At least 10 different bucks. At this point, right now, I believe that we are at the downhill slide from the first major breeding period. It is for my area. And what I'm seeing right now is that more bucks are without does. They're searching. Night before, I saw 2 mature bucks, a 4 1/2 and a 5 1/2+, bumping does and fawns at a food source in the evening. I also saw a couple more during the last few days while driving to and from my hunting location. I think that we'll see some good action between Dec. 2-10th. I think the second breeding period will be around that time. This is my prediction.