2015 Rut thread....

[Bango skank]

Next Thursday through Saturday (29th-31st) are going to be the "magic" days for this years rut.  Timing, weather, etc.  Just sayin'. 

Im hoping the whitetails lay low until halloween!  Get the woods all to myself oct 31- nov 6th

[cowboycraig]

Next Thursday through Saturday (29th-31st) are going to be the "magic" days for this years rut.  Timing, weather, etc.  Just sayin'. 

Completely interested in how this is calculated? I always listen to the tribal shamans...

[Huntin4Ever]

This guy has been hanging around with 6 does all day in our backyard. I cant get this pic flipped. Hopefully someone will correct it.

[lokidog]

Flip

[JDHasty]

Next Thursday through Saturday (29th-31st) are going to be the "magic" days for this years rut.  Timing, weather, etc.  Just sayin'. 

Completely interested in how this is calculated? I always listen to the tribal shamans...

I heard someone say the same thing yesterday, that it will really, really be in full swing next Thursday.  I have watched bucks slobbering along behind does for north of a week now, so.... I'm rather skeptical that the rut isn't in full swing.  But I do see does w/fawns that don't appear to be in rut mode, so I may be wrong in my assessment.  I would guess that does coming into estrous follows a bell curve though and the rut may not have peaked yet.

[fishnfur]

Every day closer to Nov.  7th (give or take 4 or 5 days) will get better and better.  Oct 31st at last light should be the best few minutes of the entire season.

[kodiak 907]

Just drove past cabelas and there was a whopper 4 point buck on the east side of the freeway pushing a doe toward traffic. All three cars in front of me slowed to about 40.  He was a freakin toad!!!

[cowboycraig]

Just drove past cabelas and there was a whopper 4 point buck on the east side of the freeway pushing a doe toward traffic. All three cars in front of me slowed to about 40.  He was a freakin toad!!!

I would be ok with a dented grill if I could tag the buck

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[lokidog]

I've seen a half dozen or so deer in that area including a smaller fork this summer.

[PolarBear]

Had 2 bucks that I have never seen before in my yard right before dark this evening.  The doe and spike were interested in eating acorns and the 3pt was interested in the doe.  We wasn't swollen up much but he sure chased that spike away from the doe.

[ghosthunter]

This guy was chasing does last Sunday.
His neck was swollen and you could smell him before you saw him.
My buddy ended his fun.

[fishnfur]

Hunted in Willipa Hills today.  Man is it dead there.   High winds may have had all the deer hunkering down though.  Got within 15 yards of a doe but she had no male escort with her.  Picked up 3 trail cam cards from a 10 day soak.  Nothing but does, fawns, and a single spike. 

Rut?   What rut???

[Bango skank]

Ive been out of state for the last few weeks, but saw a ton of deer on my way home today.  Lots of does with fawns, spike bucks hanging around does, one young 4x4 whitetail in a field with probably 40+ does ignoring all of them.  Looks pretty dead so far

[cowboycraig]

Was in the Kapowsin (west side) area today. Covered a lot of ground. Didn't see Nothing. Was windy as crap. Deer hunker down when it gets windy?

[Rainstorm Hunter]

Deer aren't quite rutting in SW washington in my area quite yet. Lots of  pre rut buck activity though. Saw a dandy buck horning a tree right before dark but was unable to close the distance from 520 yards to get a shot before he cruised off into the timber. Deer were very active this weekend but the bucks aren't following the does yet. Any day now.......