Post by: sled on September 15, 2012, 10:18:01 PM
Post by: bobcat on September 15, 2012, 10:20:47 PM
Post by: Huntbear on September 15, 2012, 11:17:21 PM
Just as soon as Modern deer season is over and Modern elk season begins.... :bash: :bash:
Hunt the same area for elk you do for Blacktails????? You will see monster bucks that you never even knew existed and you have been hunting that area for 5 years.. do not ask me how I know... :bash: :bash: :bash: :bdid:
Post by: JimmyHoffa on September 15, 2012, 11:23:16 PM
:yeah::yeah:
Just as soon as Modern deer season is over and Modern elk season begins.... :bash: :bash:
Hunt the same area for elk you do for Blacktails????? You will see monster bucks that you never even knew existed and you have been hunting that area for 5 years.. do not ask me how I know... :bash: :bash: :bash: :bdid:
They seriously do know the difference between October 31 and Nov 1. And like stated above....I've been out during modern elk and friggin bt bucks will mozy on by...nose stuck dragging on the ground, no other care in the world. :bash: :bash:
Post by: 3nails on September 16, 2012, 12:50:22 AM
Post by: TheFewTheProud on September 16, 2012, 06:02:30 AM
Post by: Bigshooter on September 16, 2012, 07:10:09 AM
1st week of November.
:yeah:
Post by: 3nails on September 16, 2012, 08:53:53 AM
Post by: Houndhunter on September 16, 2012, 09:19:33 AM
Post by: Kowsrule30 on September 16, 2012, 11:05:29 AM
Post by: Bantams on September 16, 2012, 12:39:48 PM
Post by: SkookumHntr on September 16, 2012, 12:54:18 PM
Post by: johnr060 on September 16, 2012, 04:12:45 PM
Post by: BiggLuke on September 17, 2012, 09:46:09 AM
We had a good rut early November on the kitsap peninsula at like see level last year, but a buddy told me up high in the mountains last year, the rut was done and over with by november 1 last year.
Post by: AKBowman on September 17, 2012, 01:08:14 PM
Sea-level, Puget Sound region last year: rut seemed to be over by early November. Peak activity was observed in the middle to end of October. Granted, I observed a very small area - one block - and three bucks. ;)
Rut kind of "seems to be over" about the first week of November every year b/c the peak breeding phase has hit and the bucks are locked down with hot does. Since a does home range is small the bucks no longer are covering large chunks of ground searching for hot does. The best time to hunt historically is the last week of October when the bucks are on the move constantly looking for hot does. It slows down the first week of November when the bucks are locked on hot does and then is hit or miss through late archery. I've found it is REALLY spotty once Thanksgiving hits but can be great if you are in the right area at the right time. Generally last 10 days of October getting better and better until the 31st.
Post by: FLIZZ on September 17, 2012, 04:29:05 PM
:yeah:Sea-level, Puget Sound region last year: rut seemed to be over by early November. Peak activity was observed in the middle to end of October. Granted, I observed a very small area - one block - and three bucks. ;)
Rut kind of "seems to be over" about the first week of November every year b/c the peak breeding phase has hit and the bucks are locked down with hot does. Since a does home range is small the bucks no longer are covering large chunks of ground searching for hot does. The best time to hunt historically is the last week of October when the bucks are on the move constantly looking for hot does. It slows down the first week of November when the bucks are locked on hot does and then is hit or miss through late archery. I've found it is REALLY spotty once Thanksgiving hits but can be great if you are in the right area at the right time. Generally last 10 days of October getting better and better until the 31st.
Out of all the input I've read this is the most accurate/ agreeable info.
Post by: fish vacuum on September 17, 2012, 06:41:29 PM
There's also a second rut when does that were not bred come into estrus a few weeks later. I don't remember exactly, but I think Boyd Iverson's books cover this.
Post by: coyote_out on September 19, 2012, 12:46:30 AM