MD Rut
#2
Fork Horn
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Harford County Maryland
Posts: 274
the only thing i noticed last week is that the big does are starting to leave the yearlings to fend for themselves long periods of times. i watched to yearlings for 2 hrs eaing corn and never saw the mother come in(i know the mother because she jumped the string on me a couple weeks ago) and my buddy saw her come in the night before i saw the yearlings. these cold nights should speed things up
#3
Fork Horn
Thread Starter
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Pasadena Maryland
Posts: 370
Talked to a guy yesterday that says he saw a buck trotting across a field in broad daylight yesterday over by Fort Meade. Sounds like the bucks are starting to get wound up. Saturday should be good.
#5
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2003
Posts: 1,203
I would say the pre rut is in mid to late stage. Some does have already come into heat, but the majority haven't. Young bucks are all over the place where I hunt. They are chasing a lot!
Woods are hottest now until Thanksgiving.
Woods are hottest now until Thanksgiving.
#6
Fork Horn
Thread Starter
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Pasadena Maryland
Posts: 370
I was out Saturday and had a 4 pt and spike come around to smell the esterus buck bomb. They didn't actually go over to the buck bomb but I think it's cause the wind was swirling and after it sat there a while there is no way you could pin point it. Never got a shot on anything though.
I'll be out again this week and next weekend. Post if you see anything.
I'll be out again this week and next weekend. Post if you see anything.
#7
Spike
Join Date: Sep 2009
Posts: 2
I was out saturday form dark to dark, had good action from 7-10:30 am with bucks pushing does, and some bucks getting territorial pushing other bucks out. Saw 6 bucks that morning and 1 more in the evening. 3 of the bucks were definite shooters for me, the rest were all 1.5 year old spikes, 4 pts etc