2015 Rut thread....

[h20hunter]

A bit rutty?

[BOWHUNTER45]

I let you know after tomorrow....I did see one that got hit by a car !  3 PT ...His neck was big as a basketball and his scent glands black as coal ...just took the wife out for her final shooting session .She was blowing up water bottles out to 250 ...I feel sorry for something ...haha

[lokidog]

A bit rutty?

Exact pose of a spike behind the house just before dark tonight, but he kept within about four feet of the doe.  Looking forward to my son trying to get his first deer tomorrow.   

[huntingbaldguy]

Checked a cam today.  One of my 3x3's from my tree stand cam migrated toward the does to my other cam and chased a doe around my bait pile for a bit.

[cuzsis]

Man, I have been wondering about the rut this year. Early in Sept (before bow season) on a cold and rainy day up in the mountains, I saw a buck in velvet following a doe around. He wasn't a yearling either!

 I just looked at them like 

 Saw the two yearling does wandering around without mom recently, so that was good news.

 Trying to figure out if we should use our doe in estrus scent or not. Probably will, but I'll admit I'm guessing right now. Good to heard they are rutting in other areas. Maybe the kiddo will get lucky this weekend!

[Griz231]

Had a 4x4 Muley chasing a doe this morning. All swelled up, No joke. I dang near had a shot on him, just didn't quite work out.  Saw 3 other shooters all to far out though.
Dang it was hot out today. Also found a deer that appeared to be a wolf kill.  Found tons of wolf track and a fresh bed with piss in it. He was definitely there last night.

[buglebuster]

Saw 2 small forkys sparring around 15 does while a decent 3pt ran a couple of them around for about 15 minutes. Manashtash unit.

[Timberstalker]

Saw 2 small forkys sparring around 15 does while a decent 3pt ran a couple of them around for about 15 minutes. Manashtash unit.

Cool!  Good to see they're starting. Still seems early though!

[PolarBear]

Found a couple of super fresh rubs up high in Vail this afternoon.

[Hectocotylus]

I am a new hunter, today I was up in the alpine and found what I think was a blacktail buck bed, found a tree thrashed to death by him. But it seemed to be a week or two old. What would cause something to move along from a very frequented area by him? Looking to learn what I can. Also, i did see a buck this morning with a doe at about 3:45... Little early to shoot


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[TechJeff]

Got into a lot of sign today but didn't see a thing. Found a really tall rub in the Skookumchuck unit. Ground all torn up in a few places.

[Romulus1297]

I watched 3 spikes 4 forks and a 3 pt today with 18 doe in 1 herd and not a one was in rut yet.

[HUNTINCOUPLE]

The other day.

[fishnfur]

At least on the west side, it appears the period of early estrous that seemed to occur in the last couple weeks is pretty well over.  My cams again show does and yearlings with no bucks - back to the norm.  Yesterday's reports from blacktail hunting pretty much confirm the bucks are not moving much again.   Apparently even the does took the day off.

Things should pick up quite a bit around next Sunday or so - if you believe the old timers and the text books.  Cold weather would do a lot for getting the deer up and moving.  They still seem to be in mid-summer mode.

[deerhunter_98520]

I've seen just over 40 deer since first light yesterday....7 spikes and one possible shooter buck but lost him in the fog...nothing chasing in my neck if the woods yet