virginia rut
 

im from southwest va. and im starting to find some scrapes,does anyone know if they are rutting yet or not?ive not been in the woods for 2 weeks ,ill be back out the 18th when our smokepole gets goin again.

RE: virginia rut
 

In SWVA the deer have gone through the first primary rut and will be starting the secondary rut soon. Good luck finding one during this late season!!

RE: virginia rut
 

I agree with the previous post. You are probably about 3 weeks past the primary rut.

RE: virginia rut
 

did it mostly take place at night due to the warmer weather or what bc i never did really see any bucks at all,but several does and i just starting finding some scrapes about 2 weeks ago?

RE: virginia rut
 

Yes. From what I understand from talking to other guys out there, the primary rut happend at night and everything became totally nocturnal, due to the high temps! [:-]

Butch A.

RE: virginia rut
 

IMO a lot of the rut in my area did in fact take place at night. It also seems that the kill is down in this area compared to last year.

RE: virginia rut
 

thats what i was thinking but boys its cold now and maybe a few deer dropping come this saturday when ML opens back up:Dwhen should the 2nd estrous be starting her in SW Va.?maybe next week?

RE: virginia rut
 

More deer will be moving around during the day now that it's colder trying to find food to keep their calorie/energy level high. So hopefully we will see an increase in daytime activity now and possibly more bucks.