Virginia Rut Watch 2012
11-26-2012, 10:44 AM
#63
Spike
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 14
This past Sat. I hunted in Powhatan County and with about ten minutes of legal shooting light left 2 does and 2 yearlings come in. I'm holding out for the buck that may or may not show up looking for these girls. With only a few minutes left I decide to get some meat. Just as I raised my gun on the big doe I hear two large deer running right up to the does and they scatter. One is to my right but can't see him yet. when I finally see him or more like I see his outline from an early moon it is too late to shoot. Couldn't tell how many points But his base was BIG. He made a scrape then the two bucks went back in the direction of the does. Rut activity ? I'll say yes. I'll be back after him next week.
11-26-2012, 02:28 PM
#64
Fork Horn
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 194
cpljbuck,
Yeah, who knows. Maybe its just going to be one of them kinda' years for me. Right place, right time, wrong year!
I did, however, speak with a neighbor yesterday who lives and hunts about 1/2 mile from me and he said that Saturday he saw 17 does pass before a small buck finally followed up a few minutes later. He said he had seen so many does this season, but had only seen a couple of bucks; one which he killed.
That's how it is, sometimes you're the bug and sometimes you're the windshield!
Yeah, who knows. Maybe its just going to be one of them kinda' years for me. Right place, right time, wrong year!
I did, however, speak with a neighbor yesterday who lives and hunts about 1/2 mile from me and he said that Saturday he saw 17 does pass before a small buck finally followed up a few minutes later. He said he had seen so many does this season, but had only seen a couple of bucks; one which he killed.
That's how it is, sometimes you're the bug and sometimes you're the windshield!
11-27-2012, 10:06 AM
#65
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Manassas,VA
Posts: 301
Hunted Quantico today the deer movment has defiantly stopped I have hunted about one week and went from seeing 5 deer a day to seeing nothing I guess there in the lock down phase and not moving.....This has been a very dissapointing rut especially when they predicted it to be one of the best in several years I guess you can blame Virginia for it 100-1 doe to buck ratio
11-29-2012, 06:22 AM
#67
Spike
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Northern VA
Posts: 68
Drox, This little 50 acre area I hunt has been the opposite. I have seen more bucks this year includeing the yearlings than in years past. We did a lot of doe hunting the past three years and it seems to hve paid off. We still have about 20 or so doe that filter through and a geroup of nine that stick together so we're seeing a lot more bucks and better quaility too.
11-29-2012, 06:24 AM
#68
Spike
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Northern VA
Posts: 68
Checked the rut activity in the area of Fauquier County. Rut is still happening, but the winter pattern is creeping ing in. Should see some bucks tomorrow and Saturday. Game movement time 1:30 to 3:30 both days (Friday and Saturday). Buck hunting both days unless I get my big Nine I have been after tomorrow!!! Been chasing this guy all year. Who knows what the woods will bring, but it's better than being at work!!!!!! Good luck to all going out this weekend!!
