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Carp has pretty much nailed it ... got to hunt where the big boys live in order to harvest them ... alot of hunters go to a spot once and call it good ... I look for fresh horning and I do not let up until I see that bad boy .. If I do not see him in the morning I will keep checking and couple different time during the day ... but I prefer the 11 am to midday and most likely I will get him in that time frame ... I wish I knew how many bucks I have killed after 11 am ...enough to usually sleep in until 10 before leaving the house ...
Quote from: BOWHUNTER45 on June 18, 2011, 04:29:05 PMCarp has pretty much nailed it ... got to hunt where the big boys live in order to harvest them ... alot of hunters go to a spot once and call it good ... I look for fresh horning and I do not let up until I see that bad boy .. If I do not see him in the morning I will keep checking and couple different time during the day ... but I prefer the 11 am to midday and most likely I will get him in that time frame ... I wish I knew how many bucks I have killed after 11 am ...enough to usually sleep in until 10 before leaving the house ... exactley that !!!!!!!!!I had planned on putting up a trail cam to scout.......kinda worried about it getting ripped off even though I usually hunt well off the beaten path. Have you all had success moving around between spots are dwelling in a couple areas & just being patient?
Thanks for the welcome! This is the best I have gotten to date, hoping to get another like it............. not counting on it. I came on the last few minutes of the last day of late season in 2006.
In certain areas of this state blacktail will be rutting the last week of October. That is great for general Modern Firearm. Another good area I know the bucks rut later and Late buck (modern) is hot! I have yet to draw a coveted tag, but you should have a good time with that tag. My point is you dont need a tag to hunt the rut...