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Whitetail Rut Activity
« on: November 12, 2021, 10:30:02 AM »
Haven’t seen a thread posted this year for whitetail rut activity observations so I figured I’d start one.

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Re: Whitetail Rut Activity
« Reply #1 on: November 12, 2021, 11:24:28 AM »
Saw a few chasing does this morning in 121, but hard to find a place to park on state or open land. Way more hunters than usual,suspect the weekend will be a zoo. Still not what I'd call full rut activity.

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Re: Whitetail Rut Activity
« Reply #2 on: November 12, 2021, 01:26:17 PM »
Way more hunters than usual, suspect the weekend will be a zoo.

 :bash: torn between trying a very busy spot where I know there were doe in the early season or a little more seclusion but not nearly as much doe activity....

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Re: Whitetail Rut Activity
« Reply #3 on: November 12, 2021, 01:30:44 PM »
Way more hunters than usual, suspect the weekend will be a zoo.

 :bash: torn between trying a very busy spot where I know there were doe in the early season or a little more seclusion but not nearly as much doe activity....

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Re: Whitetail Rut Activity
« Reply #4 on: November 12, 2021, 01:36:38 PM »
I live in 127 and watch deer daily out window , young bucks are out harassing the older ones are still at night with a little interest . I have a cam in 124 that’s the same thing young ones harassing and big ones at night.

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Re: Whitetail Rut Activity
« Reply #5 on: November 12, 2021, 02:19:20 PM »
Young one came through on a mission this am, no doe coop yet

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Re: Whitetail Rut Activity
« Reply #6 on: November 12, 2021, 02:27:02 PM »
I was out in 113 last weekend and Wednesday/Thursday very little activity still.

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Re: Whitetail Rut Activity
« Reply #7 on: November 12, 2021, 02:46:16 PM »
Yesterday in 121, I saw 3 spots that a buck was scraping and I got one of those on a trail cam.

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Re: Whitetail Rut Activity
« Reply #8 on: November 12, 2021, 02:47:50 PM »
Yesterday I saw 3 spots that a buck was scraping and I got one of those on a trail cam.
I have noticed some tree scraps as well ,has the rut started ,yes,is it full on ,I don't know.

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Re: Whitetail Rut Activity
« Reply #9 on: November 12, 2021, 04:43:01 PM »
Not much of a chance to see through windows in the fog but did catch a hard chasin 8pt big enough body, maybe average horn, but no matter, lost him in the fog.

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Re: Whitetail Rut Activity
« Reply #10 on: November 12, 2021, 04:57:02 PM »
Saw 3 small bucks this evening with the first rut activity I’ve seen. Just minor chasing and checking does.

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Re: Whitetail Rut Activity
« Reply #11 on: November 13, 2021, 08:17:21 AM »
This guy was chasing a doe, grunting and running around crazy on the 7 th. 121
If a man does his best, what else is there?

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Re: Whitetail Rut Activity
« Reply #12 on: November 16, 2021, 05:05:10 PM »
Several groups of does today with no bucks. Saw a couple small bucks cruising solo and a few fresh rubs.

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Re: Whitetail Rut Activity
« Reply #13 on: November 16, 2021, 05:21:27 PM »
9pt chasing hard tonight, 4th time hes got a free pass in the last week.

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Re: Whitetail Rut Activity
« Reply #14 on: November 16, 2021, 07:34:32 PM »
Saw 2 bucks in the Palouse 5x5 and 3x3 actively searching

 


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