rut now in va.
#2
RE: rut now in va.
ORIGINAL: srwshooter
went out monday to take down my ladderstands and found fresh scrapes and horned trees everywhere. i think the rut is getting later every yr.
went out monday to take down my ladderstands and found fresh scrapes and horned trees everywhere. i think the rut is getting later every yr.
#3
Fork Horn
Join Date: Oct 2006
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RE: rut now in va.
srwshooter
It is funny you make this statement. Last night on my way home, I had to avoid a 8 pointer chaseing a mature doe and a inmature doe, right in the middle of a country road. Only the deer know.
It is funny you make this statement. Last night on my way home, I had to avoid a 8 pointer chaseing a mature doe and a inmature doe, right in the middle of a country road. Only the deer know.
#4
Typical Buck
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: grottoes,va.
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RE: rut now in va.
in the valley most bucks haven't lost there antlers. i have heard about bucks on the charlottsville side of the blueridge mountains losing there antlers a few weeks back but, we hunt in nelson county the last day and the dogs ran 5 bucks to us that still had there antlers. a friend killed a nice 12pt that day. i've seen this late rut for a few years now in my area and it would sure explain seeing fawns in fall still with spots.
another thing here in the valley we are atleast 3-4 weeks behind charlottesville in our growing season, so why couldn't the rut be that far behind yours.
another thing here in the valley we are atleast 3-4 weeks behind charlottesville in our growing season, so why couldn't the rut be that far behind yours.
#7
RE: rut now in va.
ORIGINAL: srwshooter
in the valley most bucks haven't lost there antlers. i have heard about bucks on the charlottsville side of the blueridge mountains losing there antlers a few weeks back but, we hunt in nelson county the last day and the dogs ran 5 bucks to us that still had there antlers.
in the valley most bucks haven't lost there antlers. i have heard about bucks on the charlottsville side of the blueridge mountains losing there antlers a few weeks back but, we hunt in nelson county the last day and the dogs ran 5 bucks to us that still had there antlers.
#8
Typical Buck
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: grottoes,va.
Posts: 764
RE: rut now in va.
i can tell you this i've seen deer shed in years past on the eastern side of virginia before the end of january,but in 30yrs of hunting in augusta,rockingham,highland and bath i've never seen nor heard of any shedding before the season end. it may happen but i've never seen it. it was colder this earlier then in the past few years.
wahoo,where in bath do you hunt? i used to hunt warm springs /lake moomua area
wahoo,where in bath do you hunt? i used to hunt warm springs /lake moomua area
#9
RE: rut now in va.
ORIGINAL: srwshooter
wahoo,where in bath do you hunt? i used to hunt warm springs /lake moomua area
wahoo,where in bath do you hunt? i used to hunt warm springs /lake moomua area