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Re: blacktail deer pre-rut
« Reply #90 on: October 21, 2018, 05:40:36 PM »
Bosses never question explosive diarrhea.  I think I feel it coming on myself!  :chuckle:
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Re: blacktail deer pre-rut
« Reply #91 on: October 21, 2018, 06:57:30 PM »
Just had a swollen 2x2 walk by me at 10 yards, looked at me and kept on going like I wasn't there. Smells like some rut

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Re: blacktail deer pre-rut
« Reply #92 on: October 21, 2018, 08:31:12 PM »
I've been busy with my daughter and drivers' ed, so I can only report from the neighborhood and some short fitness excursions. I've seen a 2 point dogging a doe before first light this week and a small buck standing in the middle of a country road near Enumclaw at 6 p.m. tonight. Also watched a doe from my kitchen window while scrambling eggs this morning. No buck sniffing around. I have seen no rubs where I might normally see them by now, but rut activity in east Pierce County always seems to lag behind some other areas.

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Re: blacktail deer pre-rut
« Reply #93 on: October 21, 2018, 08:41:22 PM »
Several good bucks were shot around my area today that were chasing does with swollen necks. Wishing I had a rifle tag right now !

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Re: blacktail deer pre-rut
« Reply #94 on: October 21, 2018, 08:59:30 PM »
Welcome back Pope.  I though we lost you to some unsolvable calculus problem.  Time to put down the chalk and pick up a gun!
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Re: blacktail deer pre-rut
« Reply #95 on: October 21, 2018, 09:15:20 PM »
I think RadSav is spot on. I live in an area that we are lucky to have a big population of deer and they are in and out daily for apples. I have been on the deck every morning and night since the season started watching. We got my 14 year old a nice forky opening morning. I have had bucks in the yard every day and can say this morning was the first light rut action I have seen. One little doe that smelled good I guess and she ended up getting the attention of a 3 point and a spike. The 3 point dogged her around the yard for about 15 minutes then lost interest and left. Then the spike took over for a few minutes. As soon as the weather hits this week I think it will be on.

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Re: blacktail deer pre-rut
« Reply #96 on: October 22, 2018, 05:37:37 AM »
Found this last week. Got to be getting close. :)
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Re: blacktail deer pre-rut
« Reply #97 on: October 22, 2018, 05:45:06 AM »
Very nice congrats you actually founds a place with deer let alone a buck.
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Re: blacktail deer pre-rut
« Reply #98 on: October 22, 2018, 07:53:53 AM »
Walked out the door at 4am and could hear a buck grunting in the back yard. Shined a light out there and a big 4 point and a 3 point were rutting a doe. Still not dumb rut but dogging her around a little. They stopped and cracked antlers a little but nothing to serious yet.
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Re: blacktail deer pre-rut
« Reply #99 on: October 22, 2018, 07:58:12 AM »
Walked out the door at 4am and could hear a buck grunting in the back yard. Shined a light out there and a big 4 point and a 3 point were rutting a doe. Still not dumb rut but dodging her around a little. They stopped and cracked antlers a little but nothing to serious yet.

let me know if you need some deer control up there

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Re: blacktail deer pre-rut
« Reply #100 on: October 22, 2018, 08:38:39 AM »
Walked out the door at 4am and could hear a buck grunting in the back yard. Shined a light out there and a big 4 point and a 3 point were rutting a doe. Still not dumb rut but dodging her around a little. They stopped and cracked antlers a little but nothing to serious yet.

let me know if you need some deer control up there

Guess I could start auctioning off porch sits lol. How much am I offered for tonight  :chuckle:

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Re: blacktail deer pre-rut
« Reply #101 on: October 22, 2018, 07:12:59 PM »
This guy came into cam last night and again today.  I think he's going to take a dirt nap tomorrow if he shows up again in daylight.  Cool looking buck and looks to be pretty close to getting it on.

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Re: blacktail deer pre-rut
« Reply #102 on: October 22, 2018, 07:16:12 PM »
I did see a spike this morning out cruising around.  New animal looking for the area.

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Re: blacktail deer pre-rut
« Reply #103 on: October 22, 2018, 08:07:00 PM »
Spuddie:  I agree -cool buck and plenty mature.

Reviewed backyard cam today.  The night of the 21st, the day when several smaller bucks were reported shot across the westside, my cam picked up a forkie standing guard on a couple of does feeding on apples.  Not harrassing them, just hanging off in the distance, waiting.  One of the does may have been hot.  Her tail was straight out in all vids.  It's tough to tell though, the tails on both seem to stick straight out whenever they feed.  He arrived first, kind of checks the place out, then they followed moments later.   They left with him in tow.
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Re: blacktail deer pre-rut
« Reply #104 on: October 23, 2018, 12:35:54 PM »
Stuffs starting on my cams.

 


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