2009 rut
 

hey i bow hunt in southern ontario canada i was wondering if the 2009 rut has started unfortunitly at this point in my life i can only be a weekend worrier so i cannot get out enought to just scout all day (wish i could) but any info would be great

Where exactly in Southern Ontario are you?

Looks like it.

http://www.versuscountry.com/rutreport.aspx

i am hunting in erin ontario just south of orangeville

Hey Im in Acton, if you want you can give me permission and i will go onto your land if you want(with my bow) and let you know??...just kidding... WMU 80, around Grand Valley is smokin hot right now....I got a 10 pointer, missed an 8 pointer, my uncle got a 6 pointer, and had another buck come within shooting range but before legal time.... all within 60 yards of each other.... trees are tore up!!.... Notice alot of rubs and scrapes on your land??

I'm around Shelburne. Definatly the rut is on, my dad got a brute on monday, he was grunting and following a doe trail before he shot him. His neck is really swollen. Seen a 8-10 pointer chasing a doe wednesday at 10am right across a road and he had his head down the entire time following her like crazy.

seen a big buck today at 12pm when I got off work, he was trottin across a field, bucks are definatly crusing. We got 3 bucks hangin, 9 pointer, and 2 6 pointers....hardly seeing any does though. Bucks are really travelling, they must be having a hard time finding does as well.


another guy missed 2 huge bucks monday as well, my dad seen them running threw a corn field after the other guy shot, very big deer

didnt the season close on the 1st

also i am hunting in orton which is also wmu 80 this is my first year on this property and i have only seen 1 massive doe we call her hopefully because hopefully she will give us a shot at her one day lol but no i have yet to see any scrapes and rubs when did you start to notice them

I actually found a couple on Oct 1st..., but around Oct 15th or so, i notice a huge pick up in some scrapes.... a guy on my street also hunts in Orton..not sure how hes making out yet... Filled tag #2 with an anterless deer yesterday in 82A around flesherton...
How big of property are you hunting in Orton, that you haven't noticed any rubs / scrapes...?

it is 26 acres with 2 cornfields in neighbouring fields