Rifle Rut States?
#1
Rifle Rut States?
What states have rifle rut hunting dates?
I'm mostly looking for big buck whitetail states, but I'm open to hear about mule deer states too, and non-big buck states.
I know IL, IA are slug states.
I know KS is a rifle state, but do they offer rifle rut hunting?
btw I'm talking rifle, not shotgun slug.
I know MT offers rifle rut hunting too, so the list so far is...
MT
VA
KY
KS?
MO?
WI?
MN?
OH?
MI?
to be updated...
I'm mostly looking for big buck whitetail states, but I'm open to hear about mule deer states too, and non-big buck states.
I know IL, IA are slug states.
I know KS is a rifle state, but do they offer rifle rut hunting?
btw I'm talking rifle, not shotgun slug.
I know MT offers rifle rut hunting too, so the list so far is...
MT
VA
KY
KS?
MO?
WI?
MN?
OH?
MI?
to be updated...
Last edited by salukipv1; 11-08-2010 at 11:17 AM.
#4
Varies by each season and partly what part of the state you're in actually....here in WI, the rut should be right about full-swing in Northern WI come opener on November 20th. Supposed to peak over the next 2 weeks here, according to the WDNR. Right now, we have bucks sparring and just starting to chase does where I hunt in NW WI. Check the regs for rifle areas. http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/...0regs16-19.pdf
#10
Minnesota has a rifle season during the rut. In the northern part of the state season opens the first full weekend of Nov.
Wis. really does not rifle hunt during the rut. Some years we may catch the end of it, but we usually miss it altogether. Our Season opens the weekend before Thanksgiving.
Wis. really does not rifle hunt during the rut. Some years we may catch the end of it, but we usually miss it altogether. Our Season opens the weekend before Thanksgiving.