Blacktail Rut

[TikkaT3-270Shortmag]

Just sit on the doe's and eventually a buck will show. 

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[sirmissalot]

I think my false rut theory was right, things have really slowed here but mostly just with deer movement in general. This week should be getting good though. You guys with the late tags are gonna hit it spot on

[JDHasty]

Just sit on the doe's and eventually a buck will show. 

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That's a fact Jack!   

[Molon5labe]

Just sit on the doe's and eventually a buck will show. 

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That's a fact Jack!

I haven't even been able to find does until after dark

[JDHasty]

Just sit on the doe's and eventually a buck will show. 

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That's a fact Jack!

I haven't even been able to find does until after dark

I had pretty good luck in Archery and ML season getting does and spikes to come in between sundown and the end of legal shooting light. 

I never sit in a blind or on a stand that I don't assume that there is not a mature buck or two that is hanging out just inside the brush line watching for a while before they will come in.   My thoughts on mature bucks is that the way they got to be mature bucks is by being cowards who hang back and watch as smaller bucks take a bullet for them.  Once the rut gets underway solid they are not going to hang back and let some punk two point breed a potential doe.   

[deerhunter_98520]

From this morning..watching this little guy for half hour

[fishnfur]

Last two hunts:  Four hours in timber, eight hours on the edges of cuts.....  Still no movement (thought I heard one cruising, but no visual).  Does are in total hiding; bucks seemingly bedded and uninterested.

[The100Road]

Last two hunts:  Four hours in timber, eight hours on the edges of cuts.....  Still no movement (thought I heard one cruising, but no visual).  Does are in total hiding; bucks seemingly bedded and uninterested.

On Wednesday it seemed like I seen deer around every corner and passed up five small bucks in one evening. The last two days I have not seen a single deer. What is going on?

[Ebell]

Found 3 new rubs on Sunday that weren't there the previous Saturday but no deer seen in my portion of the 448. Weather was too nice.  Do have a new rub in the driveway though.

[Chad Osterholtz]

Had one of my archery targets taken out by a bully buck... Poor foam deer was just hanging out by a tree waiting for me to play with it and got hammered!!! Still shootable, just has some new big holes in it!

[deerhunter_98520]

I've been out the last 3 days and have seen 58 deer and 6 bucks...we got 3 of them and most were chasing does

[TikkaT3-270Shortmag]

JD Hasty i think you are mistaking! Im  not talking sitting in a blind or stand.  What i mean is if u find a cut holding doe's sit there and glass them for a while.  If there are regulars a buck will come to breed them. 

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[JDHasty]

JD Hasty i think you are mistaking! Im  not talking sitting in a blind or stand.  What i mean is if u find a cut holding doe's sit there and glass them for a while.  If there are regulars a buck will come to breed them. 

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I think you are right.  Once the does are in estrous and receptive the bucks will come right out to them much more often.   

[Buck Rub Jr]

My buddy just dropped his buck off at my place that he got today. He said it was hot on a doe and doing a little sparring with a smaller buck! It's an absolute stud buck!

[fishnfur]

   He's got some serious mass going on, huh?