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| GOcougsHunter:
I've always found Rut dumb bucks the weekend before through the weekend after Thanksgiving. Shot my biggest blacktail with a shotgun at about 10 feet while he was chasing a doe who nearly ran me over. Two days after Thanksgiving. He just stood there with snot hanging out of his nose and he stunk like urine and tarsal gland. |
| high country:
--- Quote from: Miles on August 06, 2007, 08:54:55 PM ---As far as whiteys over here in the northeast corner, I would say the last week of the late hunt it starts getting good (modern). I would even narrow it down to the second half of the week. I've seen alot of bucks right on a does ass during this time. Actually last year a buddy of mine got a 4X4 that was with 4 other bucks, all chasing the same doe! He jumped them and they were running all over the place so he grunted and the one he got came charging in at him. --- End quote --- bingo! I will say this, mica bucks seem to be a bit later then foothills bucks, 20 miles apart, totally different gene pool who knows why.....but I have seen bucks in the mt spokane area with wood and mica bucks could give a rip....in the same weekend. |
| littletoes:
Both areas have some mighty nice bucks on them, but Mt Spokane is getting crowded, as is the backside of Mica. I haven't hunted either since the timber co. started charging for access (its their land, they can do as they please I guess). Funny, its said to have to do with the quantity of light in a day. That is what tells the animals to come into "season", estrus? We used the same technique for breeding horses, and it works. But how much does weather effect? I don't know, but I would guess that if it is clouded up outside, such as in a year where there will be much more snow, or perhaps just clould cover, wouldn't the unavailability of light in this scenario play even a small role? I don't know, hence the question. |
| MHWASH:
Here in the S.E. corner, I think most of the chasing/stupidness comes around the 20th of Nov. Before they took away the regular late hunt I would hunt early to mid Nov until the season closed. I would then go back to the same area to coyote hunt. Depending on the particular year most activity was around the 20th give or take a few days. |
| Bigshooter:
I think it depends. If you are hunting mule deer that migrate, I see the most amount of rutting when the deer have been piled up together for a few days. Anywhere from the last week in Oct. to the middle of Dec. If you are hunting mule deer that don't migrate or only migrate a short distance (5 miles or less) then I see the most amount of rutting anywhere from the end of Oct. to the middle of Nov. Now there also sometimes is the second rut that usually happens middle Dec. This can be good for bowhunters because this is usually when they can hunt. But this rut usually isn't as good as the first rut, because most of the does have already been bred. Now blacktails I really feel depends on the weather. If you have cold weather the last week, week an a half of Oct. they will rut then. If you don't get weather until Nov. they will rut then. And there rut seems to be short, 7 to 10 days Elk I really believe it depends on the elevation you find them in. Down low I see them start to rut the first week of Sept. Up high I usually don't see them in the rut until middle to the end of Sept. And as far as whitetails go I could care less. |
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