Baiting blacktails during the late season?

[HunterofWA]

So I already had bucks coming somewhat during daylight but mostly at night during the rut, but you guys are saying that the bait I put out will get hit real hard but daylight movement wouldn't be as good?

Has anyone experienced a second rut in battleground wa before, if so how to the bucks act like?

I only had a some yearling spikes, a couple 2.5 yr olds, and one 3.5 year old. So I guess I'm not looking for a big ol' brute, just basically looking into getting a nice decent buck with a bow. I'd probably shoot a spike if given the opportunity...

[AKBowman]

I've had them rut the first week of December. Spent many hours in a good stand (no bait) for the chance at a buck. He raked a tree in the reprod and came in to my opening with a load of vines, grass and bark in his antlers. Pretty cool to see. I've only seen it like that 2 days in the late season and I killed bucks both times.

The second time I unknowingly dumped a backpack full of apples within 50 yards of a mature bucks bed. It got really cold and he showed up out of nowhere. I got lucky by checking my camera then went back and killed him the next evening. I never would've hunted that stand without seeing him on camera. I dumped apples in that spot two years in a row after that during the late archery season and never got a single picture of a deer. Goes to show how lucky I got.

Ive found hunting BT bucks in late archery to be EXTREMELY challenging.

[outlawbuck]

Not sure if the deer I seen were rutting but I seen a monster buck Saturday hanging with 3 does in the middle of the day, and a tall antlered 2pt hanging with 4 does Sunday. Both deer in daylight and they all stuck together when they took off, this is up in the Doty area.

[HunterofWA]

So you guys are saying that I should purchase the MF tag next season?

So your saying that the daylight movement was really because of the rut and they would just turn to complete nocturnal movement patterns?

No prob if I should, just thought It'd be fun to hunt in snow and colder weather.

[bobcat]

For baiting I would try to pattern a buck in August and kill him the first day or two of the early archery season. If not that, then I would focus on the last week of modern firearm.

[JDHasty]

Sweet COB will hold them in the late season and through the winter, but it can take a while to get them to start on it.  I don't know why that is, but once they are on it it will keep,them coming. 

[HunterofWA]

OK well thanks for the responses everyone!

Wish you all a merry Christmas and safety on the roads!

[huntingbaldguy]

Sweet COB will hold them in the late season and through the winter, but it can take a while to get them to start on it.  I don't know why that is, but once they are on it it will keep,them coming.

Start with an apples and corn mix.  I haven't found they'll come to a new spot for corn but they will for apples.  Once there they'll remember there's still some tasty corn stuff left once the apples are gone.

[JDHasty]

Sweet COB will hold them in the late season and through the winter, but it can take a while to get them to start on it.  I don't know why that is, but once they are on it it will keep,them coming.

Start with an apples and corn mix.  I haven't found they'll come to a new spot for corn but they will for apples.  Once there they'll remember there's still some tasty corn stuff left once the apples are gone.

Yes, either apples or carrots to get the party started with COB there if they want it.  Once they get going on COB they seem to stick with it and it can be a lot more convenient than apples or carrots.