Cant Believe lack of Movement !!!
 

My son and I have hunted 4 days most all day except 2 hr lunch break. These areas I have tons of bucks and does on trail cams. In my last 36 hrs I havent seen a deer and my son has seen only 2 doe. These areas have always produced lots of sightings during the chase phase of the rut I am truly getting frustrated Anybody else in such a slump i live in western ny and have been hunting near Lockport and Newfane. I was fortunate enough on day 3 to watch my 14 yr old son take his first archery buck but since then not even close to getting a shot. Hell i would be happy just to see one right know

ya idk i saw alot of chasing last week and have seen a couple does this week idk whats goin on

Reports from a few buddies seems to be the same wierd for this time of year

Daytime deer activity has been down all over the northeast. It is nice to have multiple areas/regions to hunt. There are hotspots and finding them is the hard (or fun) part. Last year our hill with oaks was hot and our hill with apples was not. Just the opposite this year.

Bucks are locked onto Does right now. I watched a buck guarding a bedded doe in the middle of a cut soybean field at 11:30 am this morning. A small buck was trying to get in on the action. Yesterday a friend of mine in the city had a doe and a buck bedded in her backyard inside a fenced-in enclosure. It appears as though breeding is occurring ahead of schedule, just like everything else in nature this year.

its been the same with me. saw a couple at the beginning but havnt seen any since

Same thing in Delaware County...plenty of Bucks on the trail camera but only seeing a few Does during the day. Hopefully the Rut and the added Hunter's in the woods during gun season will push them around!
Good Luck...Be safe!

bucks are locked down with the does now

This is the first year in Orange County that we've got an abundance of acorns. I see more deer in the morning than in the afternoon, but at least 5 or six a day, with a couple of bucks thrown in, 8 bucks in all. It's amazing how one area can produce one year, or even one week, and just shut down the next. Best of luck to ya and hope the rut starts to shift things around for you.

Who knows for sure why things are the way they are. Here in NH atleast for me anyways, Saturday & Sunday two of my hunting spots were on fire with buck & doe movement. Was hunting with four buddies and we all seen plenty of action. I actually took a nice 11 pointer 192 Lbs "new avitar" & one of the guys took a smaller 3 point buck within 1/2 hour apart. One of the other guys took a shot at a nice six but missed and had a doe in range just minutes before.

Maybe it has something to do with the buck to doe ratio in different area's. Could it be more doe consentration in certian area's tend to have less deer movement because the buck's don't really have to seek as hard? Just thinking here! If your sitting in a stand you just may have to get on the ground and go look for the doe's. During pre-rut good rule of thumb, find the doe's and you will find the buck's right? This may sound contradicting, but I took mine on the ground but than again my other two buddies were in stands. But buy the same token our buck to doe ratio is pretty balanced too.

Though I do stand hunt also, I have definitely killed more deer ground hunting than stand hunting by a wide margin.

I would be curious to hear what other here feel about this theory, that's all it is really!

We've been seeing the big boys out where I hunt South of Rochester. Counted 3-4 shooters on the way to the stand just last week. Also have seen 3-4 good bucks guarding does that were almost ready, including a really nice 10 pointer. Bucks were moving pretty good this past sat. morning where we hunt. Movement is happening where we hunt.

I had good activity today. Lot's of grunting and chasing. All small buck though, but still fun to be in the middle of.

Mostly doe
 

Here in Notheastern NY I,ve been seeing a bunch of doe and fawns .
Although I have a nice trail cam picture of a buck I,ve only seen a spike and a 4 pointer all season.
Ive been hunting everyday since October , bow , muzzlloader and last 3 weeks rifle ..
Only ation I had was a spike chasing a doe on 2 different days ..
I usualy see anywhere from 2 to 10 doe in the morning and 10 to 20 in the evening , although it veries some , I,m just not sure why the bigger bucks arent after them ???
I did shoot coydog yeterday after I spotted it draging a dead dear 80 yards from my stand 1/2hr before dark ....:fighting0007:

There's not been much movement in my area either.I don't know whats up with all the North winds either.Definitely not the norm around here!

Just came home lastnight from 5 straight days bowhunting at my camp in 7m. I saw 6 bucks in 5 days. Only one I'd considered taking, rest were all small bucks. I watched a small 3pt attempting to chase down a doe. She came running by, and he was was trying to tail her, circling woods looking to pickup her scent until got back on her trail. I also watched a lone doe walk in, and stop dead where a spike had been just mins before rubbing on a tree. She got nervous, and trotted off. Ton of scrapes showed up for the 2nd time yesterday. I believe bucks are def. ready, and the doe just are not. But could be any day now in my area.
Last wk. I never saw a deer, and my trail cam picks showed deer moving at night.
So hang in there it'll happen.

This weekend coming up will have alot of deer movement. I guarantee it. PM me if you shoot a buck!

It's been much to warm in south central Pa. Deer were moving late in the evening. This little cool shot we are getting now seems to have some moving, but the big ones are still holding up in the thick stuff until dark since the corn is down. Maybe the full rut will bring some more action.

I,m thinking soon
 

Like I stated Ive been seeing a ton of does and 2 small bucks .
The only chasing was a spike after a doe a couple days ago.
I havent seen a nice racked buck in a while .(2 years ).
Very abnormal for my area .
I will say this .This year has been 100% better for me anyways as far as deer sightings .
Last year I averaged around 5 or 6 deer per day hunting and thats morning and evening hunts ,
This year I average abought 15 to 18 per day ...
All these does , and apparently there not in estrus yet or all hell would cut loose .
I believe the bucks are ready its just in my area at least there lying low .
The new moon is comming fast so I,d say by mid week next week it should realy kick in .

Thought Id check back in I have sucessfully completed over 48 hrs on stand w/ out seeing so much as a doe. My son whos 14 and shot a young deer 3 rd day of season Had shot ops in ground blind wed night had two young fawns 1 still had a few spots in at 7 yds wed but he obviously didnt shoot. We completely moved to a new farm last night I set him up in a little funnel moving from hardwoods to brush and he saw a spike at 20yd chose not to take him either. The closest thing i have had to me was a pope and young squirrel and the other night I had a giant of an owl land in tree right next to me just b4 I got down that was cool he was huge wing span had to be 7 ft. At least the kid is seeing a couple to keep his interest peeked im flat perplexed closest ive come to releasing an arrow this year is when i knocked mine off the rest. Just received word as i write this my buddy just connected with a good eight so maybe things they are a gonna change

lack of movement here in Northwestern NJ

Here in central NY, I havent been seeing much either and my buddies have said the same thing. Figures I took this week off from work and the action is slow. Oh well a bad day hunting is better than a good day at work.

My guess is ..
 

Well the weather is warm during the day here but in the 20,s at night .
With the new moon 1/2 here now my prediction is by Monday this will realy pick up .
I,d say be in the woods Especialy by mid week ....:deer:

Agreed, with such clear nights, makes night movement really easy for deer

then again on my way out today around 2PM I saw fields loaded with deer grazing. Thats what I really thought to myself "something is right this yeaR"

I did witness a button (or a spike) mount a doe this evening. and that I confirmed things are ahead of schedule.

not a lot of movement. no big boys in sight, and a bunch of little guys running around, I just cant seem to pick the right tree for the right time of day.

and it was also 60 degrees by the time i sweated my arse off shimmying up my tree today too, which isnt helping matters..

im normally tagged out minus my gun season buck tag by now.

Perect 20 degree mornings
 

Last few days just seams almost perfect for deer travel .
I,m not sure why with all the does I,m seeing I havent at least got a few looks at some nice bucks .
I,m only seeing spikes and sporadikly... woops....
Our weather has been 20.s at night and 40,s during the day ..
With these cold clear crisp nights you would think the bucks would be pushing the does around threw mid day ??
Some are claiming its happenning now and the bucks are locked down,,
I dont believe thats the case in my area ..
I,m guessing like I said earlier anytime after Monday its on .
Now we have a storm comming in on Wednesday ..
Watch the change ,,,:D

Lockdown!!!!

I did bow hunt the last week in Oct: not much in deer movement 2 does in 5 days
I am heading up Tuesday for 4 days in bow up in Han**** and Saturday in chenango county for a week of gun.:confused0024:

Thought I'd update my thread finally after 56 hrs on stand I finally saw my first deer. I was able to make a good shot and give this 7 pointer a ride home on the wheeler. He was a fighter and came in all bristled up looking for a fight as I had rattled a few minutes prior. Shot was 23 yards and I decided to try the rage heads even though Im a cut on contact (magnus) kinda guy. Head took a beating all bent up but it did leave a rather nice blood trail. As a side note after I shot this deer he ran right at my sons stand which is about 100 yards away. He heard him running and turned and watched him stop at 30 yds he thought he was going to get a shot as he was getting ready to draw only to watch him tip over. We had a pretty good laugh about that. Not my biggest by far but definately my most well deserved. Hope sightings are better Sat Morn Good luck all and be safe !!!!!!!!!! unfortunately it says my pic is too big tried all i had sorry

just not here in the NorthEast but also out in the mid-west, I have a small semi-guided business out there in West Central Illinois, but partner is out there with some clients, seeing deer but there is a lack of movement

Its realy kicked in
 

Here in Northeastern NY I seen 3 racked bucks in 3 days ..
Tonight I had a buck chasing a doe around , Just to far for a shot ...