Blacktail rut, when and how long?

[tbrady]

Hey Guys,

I've got next to no experience hunting Blacktails but a ton hunting Whitetails so please forgive the noobie question...  What time of year do they generally rut around here and is it usually about 2 weeks long?

And... do the bucks leave sign similar to Whitetails, e.g. using scrapes etc.

Thanks for any insight!

[bobcat]

Blacktails don't make "scrapes" on the ground like whitetails, but they do make "rubs" on trees. The rut is generally about the first two weeks of November.

[lokidog]

Saw a buck glued to a doe this morning.

[WSU]

Pre-rut is starting now and is what a lot of people refer to as the rut.  Bucks are starting to move around now. 

[fish vacuum]

They'll start pre rut activity roughly the last week of October. By the last few days of the month there should be a lot of roaming and tree rubbing.

[lokidog]

Pre-rut is starting now and is what a lot of people refer to as the rut.  Bucks are starting to move around now.

Pre-rut is better anyways since they are mostly not glued to a doe's butt, but are out cruising.

[D-Rock425]

It will all start November 1st.

[preacherman]

I find that it is heavily related to the weather, last year it started a full week and a half earlier here than the previous year. They are starting now, on Whidbey Island to follow the does. It seems to that the bigger bucks start first?
I am not an avid blacktail hunter per say, but I have never pulled a tag and not filled it.

[lokidog]

I agree, I think last year was a bit earlier as my buck was a bit "rutty" tasting taken early in the second week.

[preacherman]

Lokidog- one of these days we will have to get coffee or something.

Back on topic

It seems to me that when it starts getting cold they start?

[JimmyHoffa]

It will all start November 1st.

  The daylight rut!  Anything before that begins half hour after sunset and runs until a half hour before sunrise. 

[lokidog]

Lokidog- one of these days we will have to get coffee or something.

   Just stop by.....   

[tbrady]

It will all start November 1st.

Hmm, so once again someone leaked the reg's to them huh?  I've thought about altering a few copys and accidentally "dropping" them in the areas I hunt to throw them off.

[lokidog]

It will all start November 1st.

Hmm, so once again someone leaked the reg's to them huh?  I've thought about altering a few copys and accidentally "dropping" them in the areas I hunt to throw them off.

  

[bobcat]

The rut is the same time every year, it doesn't change dates based on the weather. Although the weather may affect how much rutting activity we witness during the daylight hours.