2015 Rut thread....

[Gobble Doc]

Been watching this guy chase a doe for this last week in our yard.

[Ridgeratt]

Nice!! He sort of looks like a family Pet.

[Gobble Doc]

Nice!! He sort of looks like a family Pet.

Oh, I'm sure someone would like to try to walk up to him and his lady with  an apple.  LOL

[fishnfur]

Yummy!  Backyard bucks - like hunting over bait, minus the drive.  You even have television in your blind. 

[Gobble Doc]

Hey, there is more to hunting than TV.  There is also hot cinnamon rolls from the oven.

[Ridgeratt]

Is that a bell I see on him? Sort of hard to tell but just in the center of his neck.

[Wacenturion]

About a week ago in my daughter's neigborhood in west Olympia.  Enlarge to get a real sense of his rack.....nice Blacktail.

[JDHasty]

They are still hard n the rut.  I watched a couple mature bucks tonight at Saint Maritn's before Mass and they were both right up a doe's hooha

[LeviD1]

Just within the last 3 days I've got bucks on cam in the daytime. All around noon. Before that still nocturnal. 2 of my biggest ones are still coming in 45 minutes after last light....... hopefully they creep earlier as archery season approaches.

[PA BEN]

The bucks are getting shot because of the rut right now. My buddy got his last night following a doe and I could have shot one tonight following a doe. He was a small 4x4, I have the multi deer tag, I'm holding out for the big one or I will take a meat doe in late archery.

[GUscottie]

Saw my first buck of the season chasing a doe... he's dead. Nothing really before this as they were still nocturnal and running solo.

[Westsideelkchaser]

Shot at my first blacktail today for the year with my Olympic quality permit been rough hunting for big boys but they are still right on the does buts luckily for the one I shot at my arrow hit brush in the way I thought I'd clear but the younger bucks are chasing really hard right now as well should be a great late buck for rifle hunters seen total of 7 bucks today

[fishnfur]

Musta been a hairy day out in that wind!  Trees a knockin' and shakin'!  Good report.  Sorry about the bad luck bush.

[WoolyRunner]

Any word on the bucks around Clarkston/Asotin/Anatone?

[Todd_ID]

Any word on the bucks around Clarkston/Asotin/Anatone?

The pheasant hunters have been fairly active in the places I watch regularly, so I haven't been seeing the deer much. The bucks I've seen have thick necks, but I've yet to see any new bucks who've moved in for the does. They'll show soon, though.