Hunting Washington Forum
Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: ChelanHunter on November 03, 2012, 08:52:51 PM
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I was out this morning looking for a whitetail buck. I saw several nice mule deer bucks deep in the rut. Where ever there were mulie does... there were bucks following with their nose close behind. I saw a few whitetail doe but no bucks following. Is whitetail rut later?
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Should be ramping up in a week and a half or so.
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around republic the whitetail start to rut around the 10-15 and usualy peak about the 20th
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Elk peak first, mule next whitetail last.
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The peak is Nov 21-24. Thus the reason why it is closed during this time. Up till two years ago, it opened 2 days after rifle closed. Usually 21st. Well the fine game department has taken the best times of the rut for deer and elk from us. It is closed a week between seasons this year. Elk is closed in most areas almost two weeks between end of bow and muzzleloader. :mgun:
The mulies are just thinking about it. Seen some acting like they wanted to do alittle sparring. Still in buck groups.
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just returned from ferry..almost zilch in rut activity..wont even touch mock scrapes..does feeding on cams, bucks feeding. Peak in most areas is Nov15-20th
