Blacktail Rut

[ElevenBravo]

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[shadowless_nite]

Looks like they're starting to rut in 564... this yard buck was pushing 2 does around all morning before my daughter got a clear shot and dropped him. Neck wasnt too swole but he did stink. Couldn't be more proud of her and we couldn't be more thankful to our friend that let's us hunt his properties.



On another note across the unit in a different area the 2 mature bucks have disappeared from my camera since beginning of last week. One was beginning to sniff tail as the does fed so I'm assuming they have begun cruising for doe in the area.

[anchoraly]

@shadowless_nite Your daughter is freakin adorable!! And she got a nice buck. Way to raise em' right!!

[fishnfur]

Good news!  Guess I should move north.

[AKBowman]

They're definitely going now. Almost had to push a buck off the two track on the way out of my stand last night. A fork horn worked the timber in front of my stand this morning.

[fishnfur]

I'm loosing my patience.  Something's going to get shot if it walks in front of me - I hope it's not a spike! 

[180-GRAIN]

Had a small forky dogging a doe in the yard tonight.

[DaveMonti]

My yard fawns are without their mother tonight.  I suppose she's out looking for love.  I saw them when I walked down the driveway to get the mail.  She was nowhere to be found while they stared at me from 20 feet, then ignored me and ate.  No worries!

I also saw the first rubs of the year on a few scrub saplings along the driveway.  They were not there the other night, so things are heating up around the homestead.  I suppose it will also be heating up out in my hunting grounds some miles away. 

As a wise and successful black tail hunter named Jake told me yesterday, "They are just starting to warm up". 

[FLIZZ]

Today I saw all I need to see to tell me the rut is on. Had a monster 2 point pop out of the reprod in front of me today, nose to the ground. Grunting, walking erratically. 60 yards in front of me. Could have killed him with my eyes closed BUT....im one of those wierd guys that uses a custom recurve during rifle season. Needless to say I'm heart broken, but I chose the tradlife so I can only blame myself. I'm talking 17 tall 16 wide blacktail.

[Turner89]

 

My yard fawns are without their mother tonight.  I suppose she's out looking for love.  I saw them when I walked down the driveway to get the mail.  She was nowhere to be found while they stared at me from 20 feet, then ignored me and ate.  No worries!

I also saw the first rubs of the year on a few scrub saplings along the driveway.  They were not there the other night, so things are heating up around the homestead.  I suppose it will also be heating up out in my hunting grounds some miles away. 

As a wise and successful black tail hunter named Jake told me yesterday, "They are just starting to warm up".

[The100Road]

Any status update on this one today? This morning i've seen two moms with babies and passed on two spikes. Does not seem to be happening in my area. Unless I am just missing something.

[TikkaT3-270Shortmag]

I saw a decent buck at 10:30 this morning with a doe.  Cant really see his horns cause he was so far out but rutted up big time! Ba k to back days ive seen bucks chasing doe's

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[Mudman]

It has started here.. Chasing does round the yard.

[fishnfur]

I'm loosing my patience.  Something's going to get shot if it walks in front of me - I hope it's not a spike! 

 

[Turner89]

I videod a stud 3x4 following a doe. I spotted the doe first, and then the buck in a brand new clear cut at 150yds. They were working there way down to me in plain sight the whole time. There was a guy cutting firewood about 250yds down the road in sight of the deer also. They ended up walking past me at 30yds, right across the road, and into the timber. Thats when I got them on video. This all happened at noon.
 This would have never happened if I still had a tag