Blacktails are moving, boys.

[BOWHUNTER45]

This is one of the few years that the rut is supposed to happen during late buck in Washingon. Doesn't come about very often so this would be the year to hold out for that bruiser you've been waiting for.

Where did you hear that? I'm thinking that could be right though, or at least it looks to me like the first couple days of the late season could catch the very tail end of the rut, because it's early this year (November 14th.)  Seems to me that the rut is completely over by about the 15th, and I know some years the late blacktail season starts as late as the 18th.

So I agree, this year could be really good. At least if you were to go at the first of the season, on Thursday and Friday.

Wonder how many know that a day or 2 makes all the difference in the world when it comes to blacktail ...I have hunted days and days in the same area and went back after not seeing many bucks and then Bam ...there they are 

[go4itlab]

1) I had a couple bucks in the backyard on Sunday night going at it, watched for about 1/2 hour as they put on a good show for a couple does that were in the field. Then it got dark. Pretty cool to watch with the family, wife and 2 kids have never seen a couple of bucks scrapping. I would say Whatcom County pre-rut is upon us. Charged up the batteries on the camcorder hoping to get some footage next time they come out to spar.

2) River west is great if you only plan on walking 50ft to a stand. Like wearing a suit for cutting weight if you plan to burn the boot leather. I sold most of mine. What I didn't sell works great for a little late winter steelhead fishing.

[bucksandbulls]

hey guys,    last week of October... and browning gore tex  cant go wrong .. just be out there the full week.  lets say from the 24th through the 31st it always happens in that time frame.     of course this weather will get them out feeding ... but they are not rutting ,,, just feeding.