Woods Went Dead
11-13-2013, 05:05 AM
#1
Fork Horn
Thread Starter
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Tennessee
Posts: 362
Woods Went Dead
Got a question about rut peaks and valleys. Around Oct 31 some guys had said they saw some chasing going on. I had not seen any sign of it and neither did a buddy of mine. We saw deer but no chasing. November 9 my buddy said he saw 3 bucks chasing. On November 11 I saw several bucks on does driving in and multiple bucks chasing in the stand. This morning (13th)... Saw a few deer driving in but nothing with them and the woods were dead. We had a cold front come in yesterday and the temps went from 65 daytime to 23... With a high of 40 today. I thought for sure they'd be moving. I've read there may be a lull because bucks could be locked on does for 2-3 days and then start searching again. What is your experience and thoughts? Thanks
11-13-2013, 05:16 AM
#2
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: MICHIGAN
Posts: 2,568
When the bucks are chasing the does that is just the chase phase. Once the rut really starts there won't be any chaseing just a buck following a doe till she has gone out of heat normally 24 to 48 hours then he will find another doe in heat.
Al
Al
11-13-2013, 05:41 AM
#3
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Mont County, Pa
Posts: 7,368
The last time out (yesterday from 1:00PM-5:15PM) I saw nothing at all, and on Monday I saw one spike in the morning and one doe at 4:30PM. That's it!!!
The Rut doesn't seem to have the pazazz (sp) it once had. 
For the record, I got most of my trail cam pics from the last week of Oct to the first week of Nov.
The Rut doesn't seem to have the pazazz (sp) it once had. For the record, I got most of my trail cam pics from the last week of Oct to the first week of Nov.
Last edited by early in; 11-13-2013 at 05:45 AM.
11-13-2013, 05:54 AM
#5
Fork Horn
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Tennessee
Posts: 362
The last time out (yesterday from 1:00PM-5:15PM) I saw nothing at all, and on Monday I saw one spike in the morning and one doe at 4:30PM. That's it!!! The Rut doesn't seem to have the pazazz (sp) it once had. For the record, I got most of my trail cam pics from the last week of Oct to the first week of Nov.
The Rut doesn't seem to have the pazazz (sp) it once had. For the record, I got most of my trail cam pics from the last week of Oct to the first week of Nov.
