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Title: Whitetails near Pomeroy in rut?
Post by: gonehuntin68 on October 28, 2013, 08:09:25 PM: My Dad has a late tag for whitetails south of Pomeroy. He is heading over on the 9th. Just want to know if anyone has seen any rutting activity?
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Post by: jackelope on October 28, 2013, 08:12:45 PM: Quote from: gonehuntin68 on October 28, 2013, 08:09:25 PM
My Dad has a late tag for whitetails south of Pomeroy. He is heading over on the 9th. Just want to know if anyone has seen any rutting activity?

What tag does he have? Foothills?
Title: Re: Whitetails near Pomeroy in rut?
Post by: gonehuntin68 on October 28, 2013, 08:32:22 PM: Sorry, He has B
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Post by: bugs n bones on October 28, 2013, 08:32:50 PM: More like the middle of the month
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Post by: jackelope on October 28, 2013, 09:13:30 PM: Quote from: gonehuntin68 on October 28, 2013, 08:32:22 PM
Sorry, He has B

Foothills East??
Title: Re: Whitetails near Pomeroy in rut?
Post by: jackelope on October 28, 2013, 09:14:27 PM: Quote from: bugs n bones on October 28, 2013, 08:32:50 PM
More like the middle of the month
:yeah:
Hold his ammo till the last 3 days.
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Post by: Skyvalhunter on October 28, 2013, 09:26:10 PM: Sounds like good advice!!
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Post by: gonehuntin68 on October 29, 2013, 05:46:39 PM: Quote from: jackelope on October 28, 2013, 09:13:30 PM
Quote from: gonehuntin68 on October 28, 2013, 08:32:22 PM
Sorry, He has B

Foothills East??
Sorry it used to be called B. Yeah East.
Title: Re: Whitetails near Pomeroy in rut?
Post by: bugs n bones on October 29, 2013, 05:48:34 PM: ive got mayview its the 16th through the 19th
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Post by: gonehuntin68 on October 29, 2013, 05:54:51 PM: My dads is the 7th -19th
Title: Re: Whitetails near Pomeroy in rut?
Post by: jackelope on October 29, 2013, 06:15:43 PM: Quote from: bugs n bones on October 29, 2013, 05:48:34 PM
ive got mayview its the 16th through the 19th

More than that, isn't it? 16th-24th I thought.
Title: Re: Whitetails near Pomeroy in rut?
Post by: bugs n bones on October 29, 2013, 06:37:30 PM: Mayview is mule deer and whitetail 4days
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Post by: Sumpnneedskillin on October 29, 2013, 07:03:34 PM: Last week saw a muley buck head down nose out chasing some does. Have seen several this week but no signs of rut. Have seen some lone wt bucks this week (all in the dark). At the end of modern season several guys mentioned that some harvested bucks were showing some sign of rut. Things have gotten cold. Went from 40s overnight to 25 last night.
Title: Re: Whitetails near Pomeroy in rut?
Post by: buglebuster on October 29, 2013, 07:12:36 PM: From my experience the whitetail rut around there is right about thanksgiving. If it was my tag, I would wait for the 2nd weekend to head over. There will be a big difference in rut activity :twocents:
Title: Re: Whitetails near Pomeroy in rut?
Post by: jackelope on October 29, 2013, 07:32:08 PM: When I was in the Tucannon for my late Muley hunt in 2010 the whitetails were full on in the rut. It would have been the weekend before thanksgiving. They were chasing hard. I think the last half of our hunt this year will be the best for rut action. You won't have any problem finding deer, rut or no rut.
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Post by: jackelope on October 29, 2013, 07:33:12 PM: Do you guys have access to private ground for your dads hunt?
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Post by: boneaddict on October 29, 2013, 07:42:22 PM: All I have seen, the whitetails aren't even interested yet. They will be starting about the time you are there though. Muleys are just getting into it themselves.
Title: Re: Whitetails near Pomeroy in rut?
Post by: gonehuntin68 on October 29, 2013, 07:46:15 PM: Quote from: jackelope on October 29, 2013, 07:33:12 PM
Do you guys have access to private ground for your dads hunt?
We have a few guys we could ask, but we like to hunt up in the timber more than the fields.
Title: Re: Whitetails near Pomeroy in rut?
Post by: The100Road on October 30, 2013, 11:19:35 AM: It seems like everytime we go the second week we wish we would have went the first week. Then when we go the first week we wish we went the second week. :dunno: Either way, Should be able to get a nice buck.
Title: Re: Whitetails near Pomeroy in rut?
Post by: boneaddict on October 31, 2013, 05:13:10 PM: Keep an eye on the weather. Its 65ish out. That wont help move things along. Muley rut has stalled.
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Post by: bugs n bones on October 31, 2013, 05:30:31 PM: It will work out just fine in two weeks....
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Post by: bobcat on October 31, 2013, 05:33:36 PM: Mule deer rut should be the second week of November. Weather shouldn't matter. It happens the same time every year.

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Title: Re: Whitetails near Pomeroy in rut?
Post by: boneaddict on October 31, 2013, 05:34:40 PM: You mean the whitetail rut?
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Post by: jackelope on October 31, 2013, 05:51:59 PM: weather forecast for Pomeroy next week has lows in the 20s and highs in the low 40s. That should get things fired up I bet.
Title: Re: Whitetails near Pomeroy in rut?
Post by: bugs n bones on October 31, 2013, 07:35:12 PM: :tup:
Quote from: jackelope on October 31, 2013, 05:51:59 PM
weather forecast for Pomeroy next week has lows in the 20s and highs in the low 40s. That should get things fired up I bet.
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Post by: couesbitten on November 01, 2013, 07:26:13 AM: From my experience, the muley rut will be pretty much done by next Sunday (Nov. 10th).
Title: Re: Whitetails near Pomeroy in rut?
Post by: jackelope on November 01, 2013, 07:31:59 AM: Quote from: couesbitten on November 01, 2013, 07:26:13 AM
From my experience, the muley rut will be pretty much done by next Sunday (Nov. 10th).

The mule deer buck I killed on 11/22 a few years ago was chasing a doe when I shot him. I agree they were pretty much done, but still chasing....maybe a post-rut situation. The whitetails were still getting after it.
I really think we'll see the whitetail rut heat up good around the 12th-15th down there. I'm hoping sooner because I'll be down there with a whitetail tag in my pocket too.
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Post by: Sumpnneedskillin on November 01, 2013, 04:55:44 PM: If the weather guessers are right there could be 2-6" of snow in the forest boundry area.
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Post by: jackelope on November 01, 2013, 05:09:18 PM: Quote from: Sumpnneedskillin on November 01, 2013, 04:55:44 PM
If the weather guessers are right there could be 2-6" of snow in the forest boundry area.

Great....I think I've been there before.
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Post by: gonehuntin68 on November 01, 2013, 05:33:39 PM: Thanks everyone for the updates, keep them coming.
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Post by: Timberstalker on November 01, 2013, 05:40:50 PM: Quote from: jackelope on November 01, 2013, 05:09:18 PM
Quote from: Sumpnneedskillin on November 01, 2013, 04:55:44 PM
If the weather guessers are right there could be 2-6" of snow in the forest boundry area.

Great....I think I've been there before.

Yea Lope, a time or two I bet ;)
Title: Re: Whitetails near Pomeroy in rut?
Post by: WDFW Hates ME!!! on November 01, 2013, 05:50:09 PM: Will be over there on the 11th, for a week. Hope they are hot and heavy. I would like to kill a big buck, but never shot a whitetail before so first decent rack i see will be eating dirt.