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Quote from: kodiak 907 on October 27, 2016, 08:41:49 PMQuote from: fishnfur on October 27, 2016, 08:36:31 PMYou are all full of poo! I moved North because of the poor hunting SW. Kitsap/Key Peninsula today - absolute pouring rain, no hunters in the field, not one deer in 'hood. Perfect habitat, fresh sign at every step. No deer chasing, no deer cruising, no deer anywhere. A single buck chasing a doe is not a rut in full swing. This is pissin' me off! Freekin Blacktail!They are not in "full rut" yet. Guys see a buck trailing a doe and think full rut which isn't correct. Cruise and seek phase is just starting, total lockdown/stupidity phase isn't going to happen for a few weeks yet. Thank god for my late tag, they are gonna be cranked up come second week of NovemberI'd say your either an idiot or just don't know about deer. Just FYI, I harvested over 300 deer before the age of 15. I've seen about everything when it comes to deer hunting. For you to tell other people that the deer aren't in rut just proves that you don't know deer. My family owns 14,000 acres, yes 14,000. I know that deer can be in full rut in one part of our land, and nothing in a different part not 5 miles away. It's all about the does and NO PERSON can tell you when a doe will go into her cycle. The deer on one part of my property ARE DEFINITELY in full rut! Now come back at me and tell me I don't know what I'm talking about. Another FYI, the state told use we have to take 350 does this year because we have to many deer. In conclusion, don't tell people that say their deer, in their area aren't in full rut. It just makes you look like an idiot!
Quote from: fishnfur on October 27, 2016, 08:36:31 PMYou are all full of poo! I moved North because of the poor hunting SW. Kitsap/Key Peninsula today - absolute pouring rain, no hunters in the field, not one deer in 'hood. Perfect habitat, fresh sign at every step. No deer chasing, no deer cruising, no deer anywhere. A single buck chasing a doe is not a rut in full swing. This is pissin' me off! Freekin Blacktail!They are not in "full rut" yet. Guys see a buck trailing a doe and think full rut which isn't correct. Cruise and seek phase is just starting, total lockdown/stupidity phase isn't going to happen for a few weeks yet. Thank god for my late tag, they are gonna be cranked up come second week of November
You are all full of poo! I moved North because of the poor hunting SW. Kitsap/Key Peninsula today - absolute pouring rain, no hunters in the field, not one deer in 'hood. Perfect habitat, fresh sign at every step. No deer chasing, no deer cruising, no deer anywhere. A single buck chasing a doe is not a rut in full swing. This is pissin' me off! Freekin Blacktail!
I rattled in a buck for a member's son this morning, first time for me. Then, when we were taking photos, another, bigger boy came out and started walking up the road toward us, at least until he got a good view of us....
I have been out three days this week. Here is what I have seen/experienced. I saw two different spikes in two different areas. One was running right towards me and I was in about 4 miles no one else around. He finally saw me and put the brakes on. Then about 100 yards down I spotted a couple of does. So I am thinking something or someone pushed that spike away from the does…There was no one else around and I didn't see any bucks around the does and they seem calm and let me pass without bounding off.The other spike I saw was walking around by himself like it was lost or confused. One spike was about 9 am and the other was about 2 pm.So around 5:30 last night making my way back to the truck out hops a huge 2x2. I have seen plenty of 2x2's but this one had forks about 16-18" high and he was out past his ears. He had plenty of mass so I am thinking he was a mature buck that just happened to be a 2x2. He was walking at a pretty good pace and had his nose the ground and leaves stuck on his right side. He looked up and noticed me and hopped off the skid road into the clearcut to my right. He stopped and I ranged him 62 yards. The reason I didn't squeeze off on him is my truck and hunting partner was right behind him on the other side. He did not care that I was watching him at all. I watched him for about 10-12 mins before he turned and walked directly back at my truck and then hopped back into the jack fir. He was neck was all swole up. So its starting…went back today and nothing….quiet all day.
Quote from: lokidog on October 28, 2016, 04:47:47 PMI rattled in a buck for a member's son this morning, first time for me. Then, when we were taking photos, another, bigger boy came out and started walking up the road toward us, at least until he got a good view of us.... Nice shot Loki! Rattling in a buck is about as good as it gets when your hunting BT (except for shooting them shortly thereafter). That one looks like a great deer for the islands. I've had ZERO responses to rattling this year. It's like the deer suddenly all caught on.
Quote from: fishnfur on October 28, 2016, 10:01:13 PMQuote from: lokidog on October 28, 2016, 04:47:47 PMI rattled in a buck for a member's son this morning, first time for me. Then, when we were taking photos, another, bigger boy came out and started walking up the road toward us, at least until he got a good view of us.... Nice shot Loki! Rattling in a buck is about as good as it gets when your hunting BT (except for shooting them shortly thereafter). That one looks like a great deer for the islands. I've had ZERO responses to rattling this year. It's like the deer suddenly all caught on. This was my first apparent success at rattling, and yeah the one in the pic was a really nice animal. I know where I'll be hunting during archery season next year....
We got another one today, a big spike, his back legs were stained almost to the hooves He scooted by us at about 12 yards on a mission, head down. I rattled just as he was hitting some heavier brush and he stopped in time for a shot.
Quote from: Whitenuckles on October 28, 2016, 12:28:12 PMQuote from: kodiak 907 on October 27, 2016, 08:41:49 PMQuote from: fishnfur on October 27, 2016, 08:36:31 PMYou are all full of poo! I moved North because of the poor hunting SW. Kitsap/Key Peninsula today - absolute pouring rain, no hunters in the field, not one deer in 'hood. Perfect habitat, fresh sign at every step. No deer chasing, no deer cruising, no deer anywhere. A single buck chasing a doe is not a rut in full swing. This is pissin' me off! Freekin Blacktail!They are not in "full rut" yet. Guys see a buck trailing a doe and think full rut which isn't correct. Cruise and seek phase is just starting, total lockdown/stupidity phase isn't going to happen for a few weeks yet. Thank god for my late tag, they are gonna be cranked up come second week of NovemberI'd say your either an idiot or just don't know about deer. Just FYI, I harvested over 300 deer before the age of 15. I've seen about everything when it comes to deer hunting. For you to tell other people that the deer aren't in rut just proves that you don't know deer. My family owns 14,000 acres, yes 14,000. I know that deer can be in full rut in one part of our land, and nothing in a different part not 5 miles away. It's all about the does and NO PERSON can tell you when a doe will go into her cycle. The deer on one part of my property ARE DEFINITELY in full rut! Now come back at me and tell me I don't know what I'm talking about. Another FYI, the state told use we have to take 350 does this year because we have to many deer. In conclusion, don't tell people that say their deer, in their area aren't in full rut. It just makes you look like an idiot!Idiot? Hmmm, Let me help you out: the correct spelling is "too" when you say too many deer (instead of to many deer). You crack me up! Three hundred deer by age 15? By any chance are you a Native American? Chill dude! Don't get your panties in a wad.
