2012 Whitetail Rut Report

[DBHAWTHORNE]

I'm not seeing any rut activity where I am hunting but some of my buddy's are still seeing quite a bit of rut activity as recent as last night. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for some nasty weather.

Within the last three days I have had a buck on a doe on cam... but I haven't seen any action

[Ridgeratt]

So your hid out up North now?

[DBHAWTHORNE]

So your hid out up North now?

For a little while longer. Still no opportunities at one of the giants.

[Ridgeratt]

So your hid out up North now?

For a little while longer. Still no opportunities at one of the giants.

You run out of time on SAT?

[DBHAWTHORNE]

So your hid out up North now?

For a little while longer. Still no opportunities at one of the giants.

You run out of time on SAT?

I have to work this Thursday and then Saturday to Thursday. I will be back at it the last two days and shoot a doe on the last day if a buck I want doesn't come out.

[Seabass]

This buck has come in during daylight hours but never with does and never when my butt is in the seat.

[Pathfinder101]

I think they're mostly done down here.  I have been strapped to my work (we have students shooting targets for the JROTC National Rifle Match this week), but I have a buddy with a muzzy tag that is still out hunting.  Talked to him tonight and he is still seeing bucks, but none pushing does.  Every buck he's been seeing is stuffing it's face...

[Forrestrover.02]

I was bird hunting in the Almira area last weekend. A whitetail buck chased a doe right toward me. They were running full speed, and he was grunting.

[huntnnw]

where we were hunting in 127 the last 4 days we saw bucks chasing does everyday

[BeeMan]

Saw a buck chasing 2 does here on the south end of 117 - 2 days ago.

[sako85]

I am still learning my area and the slippery whitetail, so i have a couple questions.
Going back up for 3 days to the 204, should i sit in my tree over feed and be patient
or should i try any calling? (rattle-grunts-bleet can) Any tips from you diehard whitetail
guys would be great.

[DBHAWTHORNE]

I am still learning my area and the slippery whitetail, so i have a couple questions.
Going back up for 3 days to the 204, should i sit in my tree over feed and be patient
or should i try any calling? (rattle-grunts-bleet can) Any tips from you diehard whitetail
guys would be great.

The bucks I am seeing are starting to feed more.

[sako85]

Thanks for the tip, i have only started hunting this area a couple seasons
now and haven't been there this late in the year. Deer hunting anyway.

[huntnnw]

Seabass..that buck looks like the velvet buck Devinshoe posted on here

[PolarBear]

I'm hoping the rut is completely done in 101.  We are going to have a nice cold snap next week and I want the bucks away from does and on the move!