TONS of rub clusters/ lines here on LI, but no actual chasingseeking yet..

4 bucks seen today, 2 came in after scent bombs, one was hot on a doe, other was an aimless wanderer...They're just starting the Rut in 7J area. Gonna get goood!

2 scrapes yesterday, 2 today. One today was one of yesterday's, just freshened up. One of yesterday's has beaucoup piss in it, and along the tracks.
No rubs.
BIG tracks today. Makes me hungry!

Jim's 8 Point NOV'06 Archery

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Mike's NOV'06 Archery

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Looks like they're rut'n good now deer geting push all over the woods - these two were taken 2 days apart

Heavy chasing in Region 8 on Nov. 1st. 5 different bucks worked their way past me, all chasing two does over the course of the evening hunt. Several other hunters in the area reported the same thing to me.

It calmed down quite a bit after that around here. Saw does yesterday unattended, and with nothing following. Bucks were not as aggressive, and were feeding. I think this warm spell is going to really be a big blow for us bowhunters. Hello nocturnal patterns!

That's what I was thinking. Around the 1st through 3rd it was REALLY heating up. Lots of bucks seen (big bucks) during daytime hours seeking/chasing. Since it started warming up and the full moon, it really hit the skids bigtime.[:@]

This past wknd I found several new scrapes. I like to keep track of the activity, and mark it in a log for future reference. When I've found numerous scrapes in specific areas I mark it as "Heavy Scraping", and its never been long after that the full rut starts. I watched a small buck chase a doe around, but she eventually ran off, and he returned to feed on some hawthorne leaves. If she was in heat she'd been run all over by several bucks. So as of 11/5 in my area of Region 7 they weren't quite there yet. But its definitly hard Pre-Rut. I also watched a beautiful 9pt make a scrape that sameday!

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