Oklahoma Rut
#2

I believe they are starting here. I hunt about 40 minutes west of OKC. I saw two different bucks chasing does yesterday on Fort Reno (federal land). I also got a pic of about a 135" 8 point on my game cam earlier in the week. I have never seen him before and the picture was taken at 1 pm. That tells me he might have been after a doe during the middle of the day. The next two weeks should be prime.
#3
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Blue Eye, MO.
Posts: 173

Seems like they started Monday morning at 8 AM as a normal work day. Hunted everyday of ML season and saw nothing to indicate the rut had started. I'm 75 miles SW of OKC. Now all heck breaks loose with the chase. I'll be in a tree in the morning.
#6

They were definately going balls to the wall this weekend./ I saw a ton of deer, bucks and does both. Everyone of my buddies I talked to said the same. I saw a good shooter 30 yards and couldn't get a shot. I have him on game cam. He is a clean 8 that is tall and narrow, I think he would push pope and young. He wasn't the big boy I got on cam though, still waiting for him. Sure wish I could have gotten a good shot at him. Oh well, that's hunting. Buddy of mine shot a good 8 that will go about 130" sat. evening in Hinton. First weekend of gun season should catch the tail end of the rut in my area. How is everyone else doing in the state?
#7
Typical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Oklahoma
Posts: 778

I have not seen any sign of the rut going on!!! I watched two buck for over an hour Sat am and the only thing the were interested in was wheat pasture. There were does not 50 yards to the south of them and they never even looked at them. This morning I shot a management buck that had an 8 pt with him and they were doing the same, walking in the woods feeding on acorns. Never saw any does this morning. i watched the wheat feilds this pm and watched a 7 pt walk thru a group of does and never got off his original path that was strait to my corn feeder.
#9
Fork Horn
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Chickasha, Ok
Posts: 364

Well guys I hunt in Calumet and haven't seen the bucks with the doe.... I have seen several groups of doe, but the bucks aren't anywhere to be found... And when I do see the bucks they are just grazing on the wheat with other bucks. Kinda weird because when I see bucks around Minco they are with the doe.