2009 Rut Survey-Info. & Details
 

Myself and TheMiz54 have worked out the details of how are proposed rut poll/survey will work. We will start our own thread when the survey will start (October 1, 20009) where each person participating in the survey will log their info from that days hunting observations. Then on a weekly basis we will put all data on a spread sheet and post it for members to view. This will be helpful in seeing truly what stage of the rut we are in and how deer movement is being effected by other factors such as barometer and moon phase. The survey will be very simple to participate in. There are 5 categories of buck rutting behavior we will go by. Rubbing, scraping, seeking, chasing, and actual breeding. Each one of these behaviors will be logged by a minor and major description. You will also need to record date,moon phase and whether the barometer was rising falling or stable. Last you will post how many bucks and does you saw that day. Here would be a sample of a perfect post: Oct. 31,2009-full moon-falling barom.- major scraping and major seeking. 3 bucks/7 does. THATS IT!!! very simple. There are a few guidelines that we want to follow. 1. We only are looking to have people submit info who are hunting north of the 37th latitude. You can easily find out on the web if you fall into this category. If not you are more than welcome to copy our idea and do your own survey for the south. Because we live in the Northeast we are only interested comparing info to those above the 37th lat. 2. Please be honest in your postings. 3. Try to post your observations each day. This will make collecting and sorting the info easy for TheMiz54. Thats really it guys-this is purely for fun and for members and our own comparison. I think it will be great to see how my observations compare to another members in Wisconsin. This will give definitive info. on exactly where the rut is at. Each week we can look and see how sightings and buck activity change as autumn moves forward. Please reply here and let us know if you would like to get in on this and if you have any questions please feel free to ask. The more guys we can get into this the better the feedback will be. Again this will not start until Oct. 1st.

Hey guys im excited to get this started. We should also include where you are from in each post as well. This is gonna be very informative and usefull

I am in. However there will be weeks while I am hunting in Ohio when I will not be able to post my info daily. I will record my info in a notebook and submit it in it's entirety once I return home. Or should I send this info to TheMiz directly in a PM?

You can send it in a PM to me or post when you get a chance its up to you.

I am looking forward too this should be fun, count me in

I would just post it here when you return-that way all members get to see your observations. I will have to do the same as i will be bowhunting in Illinois for 1-2wks late Oct. or early Nov. Unless i break down and buy a laptop!!lol

Got the PM...I'm definitely in.

North of the 37th latitude,W.T.H is that??
I'm in Oklahoma,if it's in there I'm in.

apple where do you live?

Hey rh im interested in contributing to this survey. And even though the season isnt open yet here in PA i was out scouting the other day and already saw some scrapes and saw 5 bucks still traveling together. This should be a fun survey, i really like the idea

awesome-welcome aboard-my season hasnt opened yet either. we will get the thread goin next week!

I'm down with it.:party0005:

Wisco! I'm legal pretty sure!

awesome! i was hoping to get more guys from out there in the midwest-Ill.,Ind,Iwa,Neb. etc. You got any buddies that want to get in on this?

Guess I'll try again,
how about Oklahoma??(northeast corner)

cool-sure you are in

Ok everyone were getting close to opening day. How many will have their seasons open on Oct 1st??? I have to wait three more weeks till the 17th but I hope we can start getting some data next weekend. Be sure to post your results on here or PM me. I will do a weekly update of the activity from all the people that turn in posts.

This is a sample of what it will look like for posts.

Date Moon Phase Barometer (Rise/Fall)

Activity (Major/Minor) Rubbing Scraping Seeking Chasing Breeding

Count (Buck/Doe)



Fill in the date, the moon phase, wheather the barometer was rising of falling, under the activity if you saw any rubbing put minor or major under scrapping and so on, and then the count how many bucks how many does. Simple let me know if you guys have any questions.





Mirza

I am in the same boat as you in syracuse, ny. I cant wait until October 17th.

I am definitely in. I think this is going to be great. It should somewhat take the guess work out of the different phazes of the rut. Unless I am laid off I usually don't know exactly what's going on out there unless I experience it for myself. I am usually just a weekend warrior. If I know the seeking phase has started I just might come down with a bad cold for a week.

Oklahoma opens on the 1st(Thursday) but i won't be able to be there till the 3rd.
So far I've already found 6 rubs(fresh)and 2 scrapes yesterday,
in the evening saw 3 bucks(still running in groups) and 6 does.
the moon seemed to be at 1/2 and barometer was on the fall.

Ok guys we are gettin close to startin this thing up on thursday oct. 1, 09. Heres whos in so far:RH160kid NY, TheMiz54 NY, 4evrhtn PA, HoosierHunter IN, Appleater25 WI, #1Predator OK, HuntforLife23 PA, Crokit NY, RabidSniperNY NY, WIBuckchaser WI, fingerz42 PA, firemedic 79 MO, RKW ?.

Lets get some more guys in this from the midwest-OH, ILL, IWA, NEB, etc. Come on guys sign up and join the fun!!!

I'll post my info from my hunts.. northern PA here..

Sweet-you are in!!

Eastern Missouri

9/21, New moon, Barometer falling
5 new rubs found
None seen

9/25, 1st Qtr, Barometer steady
No new activity
Nothing seen

9/28, 1st Qtr, Barometer rising
No new activity
1 Buck

welcome firemedic!! finally another midwestern state. Perfecet post too-exactly what we want!! Simple as that guys-thats all we need!!

Darn good idea, count me in. Rich

Sweet!!! welcome Rich. What state are you in Rich?

Oct. 1, 2009 Chippewa Co. Wisconsin
Weather:rain
Wind:11mph. East
Moon: waxing Gibbous (95%)
Barometer: 29.7 Falling
Scraping: major (found four)
Rubs: found one
Deer sighting: 4bucks 1doe 2fawns

ok so we are off and rolling with the survey-good posts guys. keep the info coming.

Oct. 2, 2009 Chippewa Co. Wisconsin
Weather:45 degrees w/drizzle
wind:NE 11mph
Barometer:29.6 and rising
Moon:98%
Scraping:found 6
Rubs:found 2
Deer Sightings: 1Buck, 1doe, 2fawns.

Looking good guys I am keeping everything up to date in the spreadsheet. When should I post the spreadsheet results? Should we do it weekly like on Mondays. Let me know

Oct. 1,2009 Southeast Indiana Pm Hunt
Weather:55 degrees Light Rain
wind:Nw 18mph
Barometer:29 and rising
Moon:Waxing Gibbous
Scraping:minor
Rubs:minor
Deer Sightings: 1 Doe, 2 Fawn


Oct. 2, 2009 Southeast Indiana Pm Hunt
Weather: 59 degrees clear skies
Wind: West 13 mph
Barometer: 29.5 Falling
Moon: Waxing Gibbous
Scraping:Minor
Rubs: Minor
Deer: 2 Bucks, 1 Doe


Oct. 3, 2009 Southeast Indiana: Am Hunt
Weather: 51 degrees clear skies
Wind: West 5 mph
Barometer: Rising
Moon:
Scraping:Minor
Rubs: Minor
Deer: 2 Doe, 3 Fawns


Oct. 3, 2009 Southeast Indiana: Pm Hunt
Weather: 55 degrees Cloudy
Wind: West 12 mph
Barometer: Rising
Moon: Full
Scraping:Minor
Rubs: Minor
Deer: 3 Bucks, 2 Doe, 1 Fawns

Eastern Pennsylvania

10/3 morning- 58 degrees foggy
Moon: Waxing gibbous
Barometer: Rising
Scraping: 2 found
Rubbing: 2 found
Sightings: 4 does, 2 fawns

10/3 evening- 64 degrees cloudy
Moon: Waxing gibbous
Barometer: Rising
Scraping: 1 found
Deer: 1 doe

whatever day best works for you miz-once a week is fine. whatever day you have time to do it. The posts look good guys- but lets remember to classify our activity in minor/major description as far as rubbing&scraping goes. A couple rubs or scrapes will be considered minor and more than 8 new rubs or scrapes are seen will be major. This will keep it easy for miz to record data. Everything else looks real good!! cant waith til our season opens and i get to contribute to the thread.

10/3 am - 45-60 degrees
Moon - Waxing gibbous
Barometer - Rising
Scraping - none
Rubbing - 4 rubs found.. very fresh
Sightings - zerooooooo

Oct. 4, 2009 Southeast Indiana: Am Hunt
Weather: 45 degrees Cloudy
Wind: West 8 mph
Barometer: Rising
Moon: Full
Scraping:Minor
Rubs: Minor
Deer: 1 Bucks, 1 Doe, 2 Fawn


Oct. 4, 2009 Southeast Indiana: Pm Hunt
Weather: 61 degrees Cloudy
Wind: slight breeze
Barometer: steady
Moon: Full
Scraping:Minor
Rubs: Minor
Deer: 2 buck, 5 Does 6 fawns


Oct. 5, 2009 Southeast Indiana: Pm Hunt
Weather: 67 degrees Cloudy
Wind: slight breeze
Barometer: steady
Moon: Warning Gibbous
Scraping:Minor
Rubs: Minor
Deer: 1 Doe, 2 Fawn

Central PA

10/7 evening- 54 degrees partly cloudy
Moon: waning gibbous
Barometer: Rising
Scraping: minor
Rubbing: major
Sightings: 6 bucks, 1 doe, 1 fawn, 4 unidentifiable

[quote=rh160kid;3457781]Sweet!!! welcome Rich. What state are you in Rich?[/quo The great State of Very High Taxes, New York

[QUOTE=RWK;3466999]Looks like we got a bunch of NY guys-8 more days and we can start posting!!

Oct. 7th SW Wisconsin Pm hunt
Wind-SE 10-15
Temp-60
Barometer-falling
Rubs-none
scrapes-minor
sightings-2 bucks


Oct 8th Am hunt
Wind-SW 5
Temp-45
Barometer-falling
rubs-none
scrapes-minor but saw one being made on a mock I started 2 days ago
sightings-1buck, 1doe, 1fawn