It's starting

[Grizman]

I have a Nov 12-15th hunt planned for Kettle Falls area due to that's when I usually see the most rut action over there.  Should I be considering changing my dates?

It's a long ways to go and I want to try and hit it just right.

I would stick with your dates.  55 years hunting east of KF area tells me you are coming at the best time the current Late Season offers. Thanksgiving weekend used to be perfect but of course that got taken away!!  Best of luck to you.     

[Griz231]

Had a doe and fawn in the yard when I got home yesterday... I watched them till it got dark... No buck in sight. I did see a spike in downtown Lake Stevens today by City Hall around 11:30... Can't say I ever seen that before...

I've had a couple different bucks on trail cam in the front yard. They are raking the crap out of my trees. Ripped a couple freshly planted ones out of the ground.

[Birdguy]

Saw a BIG 3x4 with eye guards last Thursday mid day chasing couple does across the road and into an old orchard. My younger brother has a great buck working a nice rub on a 6"+ willow tree in his back yard. Tonight when I picked to boy up from basketball try-outs  a bruiser of a 3x3 with eye guards crossed the road right in front of us and jumped the fence onto the  football field at the local Jr. high, with two soccer teams on the field already  . Both the bucks I have seen had big necks not full rut but man it is getting close here on the Kitsap Peninsula.