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I'm praying that this relative lack of activity means a late rut, and some good action during archery season! Fingers are crossed.
Ive got a buck on camera and he's still nocturnal. coming out hour or so after the does who are still coming out to feed 15 min before dark.. This is in pierce county.
Quote from: krapmit on October 30, 2017, 12:36:03 PMIve got a buck on camera and he's still nocturnal. coming out hour or so after the does who are still coming out to feed 15 min before dark.. This is in pierce county.They are in their winter coat and I don't think they can take much of this weather at all. I was pheasant shooting on JBLM on Saturday and was in a t-shirt and moved from shadow to shadow just to be somewhat comfortable. I took my dogs to the lake and wet and watered them after a half hour and their tongues were still hanging out.
They’re chasing the does but mostly at night and first light.This last week of warm sunny weather is saving a lot of bucks.Next week is calling for lows in the 20-30 and clouds. Tough luck for all the rifle guys.
Well hell. I took the day off from hunting partly out of frustration and partly to get a few chores done. I have a MS I permit and am hot in a huge rush yet. 5:45 this evening I was fixing an eldery friends fence and gate. The elk had knocked it down. As I was sitting on the ground banging on a hinge with a wrench I lookex up and about 80 yards away was a big 4 point staring me down. He stood broadside while I continued to work on the gate for close to 10 minutes. I almost packed my rifle with me but didn’t. I have accidentally rattled up a buck with an arrow on my riser but never with a wrench and a gate hinge.
I agree that this is a slow year. I've seen some deer, but not near as many as years past. Last year was the best year I can remember. The low rub activity kind of bothers me. That just tells me there isn't as many bucks this year. We'll see what happens in the best 2 days of the season. Hopefully not fighting the fog.Sent from my SM-G892A using Tapatalk