Post by: lokidog on October 13, 2015, 09:26:33 PM
Watched a buck on a doe today, when I walked by the location, I could sure smell him. Wonder if it will be noticably early this year?
Post by: pd on October 13, 2015, 09:29:38 PM
Post by: Turner89 on October 13, 2015, 09:34:24 PM
Post by: lokidog on October 13, 2015, 10:02:20 PM
Im thinking it will be the same as every year :chuckle:
I know, I know, it is mostly based on day length... :rolleyes: however, I have never noticed one so smelly this early in October.
Post by: JimmyHoffa on October 13, 2015, 10:16:17 PM
Hopefully it will be early.It was, think it was the super-blood-moon lunar eclipse, WR-104 gamma ray burst that had them move it up a notch.
Post by: bankwalker on October 13, 2015, 10:37:11 PM
Post by: DoubleJ on October 14, 2015, 08:05:09 AM
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:chuckle:
Post by: lokidog on October 14, 2015, 08:14:55 AM
Post by: deerhunter_98520 on October 14, 2015, 08:36:32 AM
Post by: JDHasty on October 14, 2015, 08:48:31 AM
Post by: Jonathan_S on October 14, 2015, 08:51:49 AM
The big fork had a split ear when I saw him this morning. The three point was walking the ridgeline all stiff-legged and with his neck hairs standing up.
Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on October 14, 2015, 08:54:43 AM
The bucks started showing up this week :tup:
Same here! Out of the blue here come the bucks.. Funny how that works each year .
Post by: bobcat on October 14, 2015, 08:58:00 AM
Post by: _TONY_ on October 14, 2015, 09:07:57 AM
Post by: DoubleJ on October 14, 2015, 09:15:28 AM
Anyone can tell that's a benchleg fawn and isn't from your yard...... :tung:
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Post by: skeeter 20i on October 14, 2015, 11:38:53 AM
The bucks started showing up this week :tup:
Same here! Out of the blue here come the bucks.. Funny how that works each year .
The light switch came on for us last weekend *poof* there they are.
Post by: kirkl on October 14, 2015, 12:41:54 PM
Post by: huntingbaldguy on October 15, 2015, 01:17:36 AM
Post by: DoubleJ on October 15, 2015, 07:08:41 AM
3 bucks have been sparring over my bait pile in the dark for a month lol.
Must be one sexy bait pile :chuckle:
Post by: boneaddict on October 15, 2015, 07:45:05 AM
Post by: boneaddict on October 15, 2015, 07:47:00 AM
Post by: ShadowHunter on October 15, 2015, 10:48:38 AM
Post by: kirkl on October 15, 2015, 11:56:35 AM
The later season Kirkl is going to tap some of your possible candidates.
Oh ya. I'm ready.
Post by: h20hunter on October 15, 2015, 11:59:50 AM
Post by: Kittman on October 15, 2015, 12:07:11 PM
Post by: JDHasty on October 15, 2015, 01:04:36 PM
Loki... I got a text from my mom who was visiting family on the wet side, said a huge blacktail buck walked across their yard. It was like noon. She thought it was a big muley. (Remember she is from Twisp). I figured that was a good sign, when the big matures star showing themselves midday and it's not pouring rain.
Yup.
They were out last Saturday in the rain and weather when we were setting stands and I had already seen a big mature buck cross in front of my pickup in north Tacoma a week earlier (8:00 PM) and he smelled to high heaven. I saw anther big buck in north Tacoma, just up from Harbor Lights, and he was in the middle of a lawn in broad daylight yesterday. I think the rut is in full swing.
Post by: Gringo31 on October 15, 2015, 01:15:19 PM
One was with 6 does, the other three were all by themselves. :twocents:
Post by: lokidog on October 15, 2015, 06:47:43 PM
Post by: Timberstalker on October 15, 2015, 06:58:21 PM
The Mule Deer around here definitely have started to rut already, earliest I have ever seen. Our son, had two 4 point bucks (3 of them one night) fighting in his yard 3 nights in a row last week. He said they went at it for almost 2 hours one night.
Seems incredibly early.
Post by: Griz231 on October 15, 2015, 07:07:27 PM
Post by: badnewskruse on October 15, 2015, 09:30:34 PM
Post by: fishnfur on October 15, 2015, 10:05:40 PM
I think what everyone is seeing is the first (early) estrous that often occurs in the first couple of weeks of October. It seems to get a lot of bucks (usually the younger ones) cruising when there's a doe close by that comes into estrous early. According to the researchers, the numbers of hot does will continue to trickle along for another 10 days or so and then really begin to ramp up at the end of the month.
Of these does that are bred in early October:
1) many will not be successfully impregnated and will come into estrous again around 21 (but up to 28 or so) days after the first estrous (for Western WA Blacktails). That should be the peak of the rut time frame - which is approximately the 7th of November (if the doe came out of estrous today).
2). fewer of those bred early will be successfully impregnated on the first breeding, but if carried to full term, will drop fawns about 203 days from the date of fertilization - sometime in the first week of May 2016.
The fact that so many big bucks are out in the middle of the day is the exciting part of the story. We can only hope the pattern continues for awhile. It may mean that there is a high buck to doe ratio due to a mild winter last year, which is very good for us! Rattling and sex attractant scents might possibly bring an early end to the season for many hunters this year.
T minus 33 hours and counting.....
Post by: huntingbaldguy on October 16, 2015, 12:06:05 AM
3 bucks have been sparring over my bait pile in the dark for a month lol.
Must be one sexy bait pile :chuckle:
There does seem to be something about it. :drool:
Post by: andrew_in_idaho on October 16, 2015, 02:56:19 AM
I love it. Everyone's getting all hot on an early rut. I wish the season was open a week ago. The bucks in my back yard stopped coming in 5 days ago. I'm back to hit and miss does and fawns browsing at midnight.
I think what everyone is seeing is the first (early) estrous that often occurs in the first couple of weeks of October. It seems to get a lot of bucks (usually the younger ones) cruising when there's a doe close by that comes into estrous early. According to the researchers, the numbers of hot does will continue to trickle along for another 10 days or so and then really begin to ramp up at the end of the month.
Of these does that are bred in early October:
1) many will not be successfully impregnated and will come into estrous again around 21 (but up to 28 or so) days after the first estrous (for Western WA Blacktails). That should be the peak of the rut time frame - which is approximately the 7th of November (if the doe came out of estrous today).
2). fewer of those bred early will be successfully impregnated on the first breeding, but if carried to full term, will drop fawns about 203 days from the date of fertilization - sometime in the first week of May 2016.
The fact that so many big bucks are out in the middle of the day is the exciting part of the story. We can only hope the pattern continues for awhile. It may mean that there is a high buck to doe ratio due to a mild winter last year, which is very good for us! Rattling and sex attractant scents might possibly bring an early end to the season for many hunters this year.
T minus 33 hours and counting.....
:yeah: I was thinking while reading this thread yesterday it is October 15th, also it has been unseasonably warm this year and most of the time when people don't see the rutting activity they expect in November they blame it on it being too warm, so why would everybody expect that all of a sudden the deer are going to start rutting 2-3 weeks early and on a warm snap. One reason for all the daylight deer movement the past week could be the new moon :dunno:
Post by: kodiak 907 on October 16, 2015, 07:32:38 AM
Post by: fishnfur on October 16, 2015, 07:36:44 AM
Edit: Here's one more really good/quick read regarding deer movement studies on Whitetails:
https://www.qdma.com/articles/10-things-we-know-about-mature-buck-movements
Post by: jkononen on October 16, 2015, 07:43:38 AM
Thanks a lot for this thread. Now I know I won't sleep a wink tonight.
Ugh, I couldn't even sleep last night...
Post by: kodiak 907 on October 16, 2015, 10:09:37 AM
Post by: jkononen on October 16, 2015, 10:53:09 AM
Post by: h20hunter on October 16, 2015, 11:00:44 AM
Post by: JDHasty on October 16, 2015, 11:33:27 AM
I love it. Everyone's getting all hot on an early rut. I wish the season was open a week ago. The bucks in my back yard stopped coming in 5 days ago. I'm back to hit and miss does and fawns browsing at midnight.
I think what everyone is seeing is the first (early) estrous that often occurs in the first couple of weeks of October. It seems to get a lot of bucks (usually the younger ones) cruising when there's a doe close by that comes into estrous early. According to the researchers, the numbers of hot does will continue to trickle along for another 10 days or so and then really begin to ramp up at the end of the month.
Of these does that are bred in early October:
1) many will not be successfully impregnated and will come into estrous again around 21 (but up to 28 or so) days after the first estrous (for Western WA Blacktails). That should be the peak of the rut time frame - which is approximately the 7th of November (if the doe came out of estrous today).
2). fewer of those bred early will be successfully impregnated on the first breeding, but if carried to full term, will drop fawns about 203 days from the date of fertilization - sometime in the first week of May 2016.
The fact that so many big bucks are out in the middle of the day is the exciting part of the story. We can only hope the pattern continues for awhile. It may mean that there is a high buck to doe ratio due to a mild winter last year, which is very good for us! Rattling and sex attractant scents might possibly bring an early end to the season for many hunters this year.
T minus 33 hours and counting.....
:yeah: I was thinking while reading this thread yesterday it is October 15th, also it has been unseasonably warm this year and most of the time when people don't see the rutting activity they expect in November they blame it on it being too warm, so why would everybody expect that all of a sudden the deer are going to start rutting 2-3 weeks early and on a warm snap. One reason for all the daylight deer movement the past week could be the new moon :dunno:
I don't know.
Last Saturday I was setting stands on an island in south Puget Sound and there were blacktail bucks out like I have never seen before during the day.
Three four points, five points if you count brow tines, any of which I would drop in a heart beat, one of those is a real dandy. And a mega two point (no brow tines). Since I really like the look of really big two-point blacktail bucks, and wouldn't mind having one mounted someday, that makes four mature blacktail bucks that would interest me.
I was going in figuring I would not really pay much attention to actually hunting this weekend and would just basically scout for rubs etc. I normally like the weekend before Halloween and what remains of the season or late season for big bucks. I'm thinking this season may be a little different for me.
Post by: kodiak 907 on October 16, 2015, 05:47:52 PM
Post by: JimmyHoffa on October 16, 2015, 05:53:06 PM
Sleepless in skagit county tonightIf it helps, I saw a buck running a doe today. She wasn't ready and managed to shake him, so he went and tore up a few trees.
Post by: kodiak 907 on October 16, 2015, 05:57:40 PM
Post by: h20hunter on October 16, 2015, 06:12:34 PM
Post by: h20hunter on October 16, 2015, 06:22:55 PM
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on October 16, 2015, 06:26:33 PM
Post by: lokidog on October 16, 2015, 07:13:55 PM
A bit rutty?
Exact pose of a spike behind the house just before dark tonight, but he kept within about four feet of the doe. Looking forward to my son trying to get his first deer tomorrow. :tup:
Post by: huntingbaldguy on October 17, 2015, 12:20:19 AM
Post by: cuzsis on October 17, 2015, 03:48:58 PM
I just looked at them like :o
Saw the two yearling does wandering around without mom recently, so that was good news.
Trying to figure out if we should use our doe in estrus scent or not. Probably will, but I'll admit I'm guessing right now. Good to heard they are rutting in other areas. Maybe the kiddo will get lucky this weekend! :D
Post by: Griz231 on October 17, 2015, 08:21:23 PM
Dang it was hot out today. Also found a deer that appeared to be a wolf kill. Found tons of wolf track and a fresh bed with piss in it. He was definitely there last night.
Post by: buglebuster on October 17, 2015, 08:30:47 PM
Post by: Timberstalker on October 17, 2015, 08:48:36 PM
Saw 2 small forkys sparring around 15 does while a decent 3pt ran a couple of them around for about 15 minutes. Manashtash unit.
Cool! Good to see they're starting. Still seems early though!
Post by: PolarBear on October 17, 2015, 08:49:49 PM
Post by: Hectocotylus on October 17, 2015, 09:00:48 PM
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Post by: TechJeff on October 17, 2015, 09:31:46 PM
Post by: Romulus1297 on October 17, 2015, 09:45:40 PM
Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on October 18, 2015, 08:23:36 AM
Post by: fishnfur on October 18, 2015, 08:44:16 AM
Things should pick up quite a bit around next Sunday or so - if you believe the old timers and the text books. Cold weather would do a lot for getting the deer up and moving. They still seem to be in mid-summer mode.
Post by: deerhunter_98520 on October 18, 2015, 02:08:12 PM
Post by: JakeLand on October 18, 2015, 02:29:23 PM
Post by: lokidog on October 19, 2015, 01:23:24 AM
Post by: PolarBear on October 19, 2015, 02:30:49 AM
Post by: boneaddict on October 21, 2015, 08:18:14 AM
Post by: fishnfur on October 21, 2015, 05:00:18 PM
Way to go Polar Bear's daughter!
Post by: fishnfur on October 21, 2015, 08:09:25 PM
I'm curious if anybody is seeing big mature bucks out in the open chasing like they were ten days ago. Anybody seeing anything unusual, or just the smaller bucks scent checking does, which is what I think I'm reading from the latest posts?
Post by: JimmyHoffa on October 21, 2015, 08:14:49 PM
Post by: lokidog on October 21, 2015, 08:18:58 PM
BTW,
I'm curious if anybody is seeing big mature bucks out in the open chasing like they were ten days ago. Anybody seeing anything unusual, or just the smaller bucks scent checking does, which is what I think I'm reading from the latest posts?
Not big ones, here, but definitely mature. Very much into certain does. If I was hunting, I would be out all day right now if possible. A neighbor saw two bugs sparring in a yard at noon today.
Post by: higunner on October 21, 2015, 08:25:29 PM
Post by: DoubleJ on October 21, 2015, 10:17:40 PM
Post by: huntingbaldguy on October 22, 2015, 01:54:58 AM
Post by: JimmyHoffa on October 22, 2015, 09:45:25 AM
I have a pair of old does that had fawns late. Their fawns just lost their spots. I'm assuming they could be going in to estrous late, or do you think that matters at all?are they still nursing?
Post by: lokidog on October 22, 2015, 01:26:54 PM
Post by: eliandsky on October 22, 2015, 10:12:10 PM
Post by: fishnfur on October 22, 2015, 11:35:58 PM
Post by: PolarBear on October 22, 2015, 11:43:16 PM
Post by: huntingbaldguy on October 23, 2015, 01:19:35 AM
I have a pair of old does that had fawns late. Their fawns just lost their spots. I'm assuming they could be going in to estrous late, or do you think that matters at all?are they still nursing?
I don't think so. Even during early archery when a few of the fawns had spots still, didn't seem like they were nursing. We watched them a few times from our blind. Wondering if those does were bred twice because the first time didn't stick. They are definitely older does. Minimum 4 year olds. I'll shoot one of them as a last resort in late archery if late rifle doesn't pay off for a buck.
Post by: JDHasty on October 23, 2015, 08:36:44 AM
I have a pair of old does that had fawns late. Their fawns just lost their spots. I'm assuming they could be going in to estrous late, or do you think that matters at all?are they still nursing?
I don't think so. Even during early archery when a few of the fawns had spots still, didn't seem like they were nursing. We watched them a few times from our blind. Wondering if those does were bred twice because the first time didn't stick. They are definitely older does. Minimum 4 year olds. I'll shoot one of them as a last resort in late archery if late rifle doesn't pay off for a buck.
I saw a guy who shot a big island blacktail doe and she had a couple of really large fawns w/her and he says was still full of milk.
Post by: lokidog on October 23, 2015, 08:51:20 AM
Post by: fishnfur on October 23, 2015, 09:08:14 AM
I believe that winter forage is the "selector" for which animals survive and live long enough to breed. Fawns born too late in the season often have not put on enough body fat to survive a bad winter. When the winter is mild, such as is normally the case in the S.J. Islands, it probably isn't as much of a factor - so there's little or no selection process at work for fawns surviving winters. Much like the mid/late winter rut of WTs in the deep south. There is food all year, so the fawns born at off-times (October there?) survive just as well as those born in mid-spring here.
Post by: kodiak 907 on October 23, 2015, 09:17:12 AM
Post by: Natas5150 on October 23, 2015, 09:20:56 AM
Next Thursday through Saturday (29th-31st) are going to be the "magic" days for this years rut. Timing, weather, etc. Just sayin'. ;)
:tup: Agreed!
Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on October 23, 2015, 09:24:45 AM
Next Thursday through Saturday (29th-31st) are going to be the "magic" days for this years rut. Timing, weather, etc. Just sayin'. ;)
Oh ya!!!!! :IBCOOL:
Post by: kodiak 907 on October 23, 2015, 09:30:51 AM
Post by: bobcat on October 23, 2015, 09:54:57 AM
I certainly need all the help I can get!
Post by: JDHasty on October 23, 2015, 10:03:44 AM
Perhaps. Certainly the lack of predators on many islands is a large factor in fawn survival and overpopulation.:yeah:
I believe that winter forage is the "selector" for which animals survive and live long enough to breed. Fawns born too late in the season often have not put on enough body fat to survive a bad winter. When the winter is mild, such as is normally the case in the S.J. Islands, it probably isn't as much of a factor - so there's little or no selection process at work for fawns surviving winters. Much like the mid/late winter rut of WTs in the deep south. There is food all year, so the fawns born at off-times (October there?) survive just as well as those born in mid-spring here.
Post by: boneaddict on October 23, 2015, 10:04:17 AM
Post by: fishnfur on October 23, 2015, 10:34:47 AM
I'm getting into the tree stand for the first time Sunday afternoon. Should start raining that afternoon on the coast (from recent history, that means mist or light drizzle at best), and then I'm hunting everyday till I run out of time or get it done. Hope the deer got the notice on the start of the rut.
Post by: lokidog on October 23, 2015, 02:13:32 PM
Perhaps. Certainly the lack of predators on many islands is a large factor in fawn survival and overpopulation.
I believe that winter forage is the "selector" for which animals survive and live long enough to breed. Fawns born too late in the season often have not put on enough body fat to survive a bad winter. When the winter is mild, such as is normally the case in the S.J. Islands, it probably isn't as much of a factor - so there's little or no selection process at work for fawns surviving winters. Much like the mid/late winter rut of WTs in the deep south. There is food all year, so the fawns born at off-times (October there?) survive just as well as those born in mid-spring here.
This is definitely a factor as well, especially on islands like ours with little agriculture. I don't think winter food is as much of an issue on Lopez or San Juan as there are lots of pastures and such for them to find food.
I have never seen an October fawn, that is a bit out of there. There is a very young fawn, no spots, where I was working earlier today. I can pretty much guarantee it will not make the next week , let alone the winter. It is thin, week, not afraid to let me approach to within ten feet, and has a green back end. :(
Post by: AKBowman on October 24, 2015, 12:54:30 PM
Things are going now. Should be a great week. Trying to get it done, best week of the year!!
Post by: Bango skank on October 24, 2015, 12:58:24 PM
Next Thursday through Saturday (29th-31st) are going to be the "magic" days for this years rut. Timing, weather, etc. Just sayin'. ;)
Im hoping the whitetails lay low until halloween! Get the woods all to myself oct 31- nov 6th
Post by: cowboycraig on October 24, 2015, 01:45:24 PM
Next Thursday through Saturday (29th-31st) are going to be the "magic" days for this years rut. Timing, weather, etc. Just sayin'. ;)
Completely interested in how this is calculated? I always listen to the tribal shamans...
Post by: Huntin4Ever on October 24, 2015, 02:39:44 PM
Post by: lokidog on October 24, 2015, 03:24:35 PM
Post by: JDHasty on October 24, 2015, 04:26:54 PM
Next Thursday through Saturday (29th-31st) are going to be the "magic" days for this years rut. Timing, weather, etc. Just sayin'. ;)
Completely interested in how this is calculated? I always listen to the tribal shamans...
I heard someone say the same thing yesterday, that it will really, really be in full swing next Thursday. I have watched bucks slobbering along behind does for north of a week now, so.... I'm rather skeptical that the rut isn't in full swing. But I do see does w/fawns that don't appear to be in rut mode, so I may be wrong in my assessment. I would guess that does coming into estrous follows a bell curve though and the rut may not have peaked yet.
Post by: fishnfur on October 24, 2015, 05:59:35 PM
Post by: kodiak 907 on October 24, 2015, 06:39:17 PM
Post by: cowboycraig on October 24, 2015, 06:44:02 PM
Just drove past cabelas and there was a whopper 4 point buck on the east side of the freeway pushing a doe toward traffic. All three cars in front of me slowed to about 40. He was a freakin toad!!!I would be ok with a dented grill if I could tag the buck :)
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Post by: lokidog on October 24, 2015, 09:46:12 PM
Post by: PolarBear on October 24, 2015, 10:44:07 PM
Post by: ghosthunter on October 24, 2015, 11:00:33 PM
His neck was swollen and you could smell him before you saw him.
My buddy ended his fun.
Post by: fishnfur on October 25, 2015, 09:18:33 PM
Rut? What rut???
Post by: Bango skank on October 25, 2015, 09:21:26 PM
Post by: cowboycraig on October 25, 2015, 09:27:53 PM
Post by: Rainstorm Hunter on October 25, 2015, 09:28:27 PM
Post by: Bango skank on October 25, 2015, 09:34:23 PM
Deer aren't quite rutting in SW washington in my area quite yet. Lots of pre rut buck activity though. Saw a dandy buck horning a tree right before dark but was unable to close the distance from 520 yards to get a shot before he cruised off into the timber. Deer were very active this weekend but the bucks aren't following the does yet. Any day now.......
Uh oh, this guy said horning a tree! Watch out, the terminology cops are going to gang up on you for not saying "antlering a tree"
Post by: PolarBear on October 25, 2015, 10:51:55 PM
Post by: huntingbaldguy on October 26, 2015, 02:39:00 AM
Post by: JDHasty on October 26, 2015, 05:56:08 AM
Was in the Kapowsin (west side) area today. Covered a lot of ground. Didn't see Nothing. Was windy as crap. Deer hunker down when it gets windy?
I have had very good days when it was blowing pretty hard. I shot a n1ce buck on Oct 25 of last year - take a look at the weather site archives and it will validate what I say when I say I was going back and forth a foot in my tree stand.
Post by: lokidog on October 26, 2015, 07:30:19 PM
This guy was on a doe last night in front of my trail camera, another biggie.
Post by: PolarBear on October 26, 2015, 08:09:33 PM
Post by: fishnfur on October 26, 2015, 10:01:49 PM
The mature bucks should be starting to do some excursions by now in search of pockets of does, but nothing moved today where I sat in a nice corridor of trees (dividing two cuts) connecting two bigger units of mature second growth. It was raining nicely - I thought it was going to be a good day. No does when glassing reprod either. I keep thinking the warm weather is allowing them to be more nocturnal than normal. :dunno:
The bucks that were visiting my back yard two weeks ago are ancient history. Just a single doe and button buck coming in nightly. I expect that in a week, that action will begin again, two-fold.
Sidenote: Read an article in Whitetail Journal Mag. tonight. It states that 90% of WT does make excursions, likely in search of bucks. I wonder what the percentage is for BTs?? All the does I normally see on my Willipa Hills property seem to have disappeared. The fawns are still there, but the mom's seem to have left after being there all the time for the last 11 months.
Post by: Bango skank on October 26, 2015, 10:13:09 PM
Post by: cowboycraig on October 26, 2015, 10:22:35 PM
Saw plenty of deer today but no big bucks or bucks worth shooting. Found a 1/2 dozen rubs that are less than 24 hours old (they were not there yesterday). All the deer that we saw happened within the last 2 hours of the day once the storm started to hit. They were all in the timber and running like hell.What part of the state?
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Post by: PolarBear on October 27, 2015, 12:25:52 AM
My wife almost hit a buck and a doe today on old 99 just out of Tumwater. The buck was pushing the doe across the road with his nose inches from her hoo hah! My wife's words, not mine. :chuckle:
Post by: huntingbaldguy on October 27, 2015, 12:36:31 AM
Post by: npaull on October 28, 2015, 09:36:21 AM
Anyone see any signs of the rut on the islands yet?
Post by: BlackRiverTaxidermy on October 28, 2015, 09:48:49 AM
Post by: lokidog on October 28, 2015, 10:00:25 AM
Post by: kramman on October 30, 2015, 10:40:58 AM
Post by: tgomez on October 30, 2015, 11:05:27 AM
Post by: Jonathan_S on October 30, 2015, 11:40:58 AM
Post by: _TONY_ on October 30, 2015, 12:49:00 PM
Post by: ladder85 on October 31, 2015, 02:21:53 PM
Post by: highside74 on October 31, 2015, 02:55:48 PM
Post by: PolarBear on October 31, 2015, 03:37:56 PM
Post by: cowboycraig on October 31, 2015, 03:39:53 PM
Rattled in a 2 point for my 11 year old son this morning in Vail. Never gave us a shot.Do you rattle a bag, or real anlters?
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Post by: highside74 on October 31, 2015, 04:07:58 PM
Rattled in a 2 point for my 11 year old son this morning in Vail. Never gave us a shot.Do you rattle a bag, or real anlters?
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Couldn't find my antlers because my 7 year old rattles deer all over the house and garage so I used my bag today.
Post by: PA BEN on November 02, 2015, 04:37:26 PM
Post by: LeviD1 on November 03, 2015, 07:48:04 PM
As I was walking into the house after work a little after 4 today I heard a buck grunting several times up in the woods above the the house.
for sure a usual sign of the rut but this year I was educated that bucks will grunt a lot even not in the rut. I had a buck in sept. grunting at a fawn about 9 times when the fawn was coming in. Also I had 3 new bucks show up on cam last week and found 4 new scrapes within a week old in NE WA
Post by: crowinghen on November 03, 2015, 07:59:07 PM
Post by: fishnfur on November 03, 2015, 08:26:40 PM
Post by: Bango skank on November 05, 2015, 07:33:46 PM
Post by: calib on November 06, 2015, 10:40:43 AM
Post by: XJcoug13 on November 06, 2015, 06:25:16 PM
Post by: ladder85 on November 06, 2015, 06:28:29 PM
Sorry not
Much help right
Post by: Bango skank on November 06, 2015, 07:10:24 PM
Post by: fishnfur on November 06, 2015, 08:22:46 PM
Based on the early showing of chasing bucks that occurred around the dates 10 - 15 October, the does should be coming into estrous starting tomorrow or so and continue on for the next week. That is based on an average estrous cycle of 21 days. The range goes from 19 - 28 days so it should be kicking into gear again very soon.
I moved north for the weekend and was in the woods and cuts looking for bear and bucks this afternoon and evening. Nada. Nothing moving and all quiet in this part of Mason Co.
Post by: PA BEN on November 07, 2015, 07:31:22 AM
Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on November 07, 2015, 07:38:40 AM
Post by: GUscottie on November 07, 2015, 09:03:10 AM
Post by: Bango skank on November 07, 2015, 02:18:19 PM
Post by: .257mag on November 07, 2015, 02:34:20 PM
Post by: MADMAX on November 07, 2015, 02:40:27 PM
hopefully next week, I am looking fwd to some whitetail action
Post by: fishnfur on November 07, 2015, 02:52:28 PM
Post by: calib on November 07, 2015, 05:51:31 PM
Post by: ladder85 on November 07, 2015, 08:29:09 PM
I feel as if tonite officially kicked the rut into high gear!!:) lots of movement and lots of bucks moving with the doe's I won't get into to much detail because I'm very upset with myself currently but long story short had a buck that I call the ghost buck come out and gave me just enough time to lift my gun up but no shot... I've seen him twice now and he's a beast :( but he also doesn't come out normally and his neck was huge as he was chasing a doe across the hillside. Lots of bucks moving today but still waiting for the right buck. Have a great weekend everyone and good luck!!:)
Post by: MtnMuley on November 07, 2015, 09:55:03 PM
Post by: Jonathan_S on November 08, 2015, 08:06:02 AM
First thing this morning i caught this guy beating up a smaller buck, so i intervened. Quite a bit of ground shrinkage, but im happy with him.
:tup: I hear you on the ground shrinkage :chuckle: I suffer from that every time I kill a buck in that range
Were they all-out brawling or just clickety-clicking?
Way to get it done early :tup:
Post by: tgomez on November 08, 2015, 08:36:25 AM
First thing this morning i caught this guy beating up a smaller buck, so i intervened. Quite a bit of ground shrinkage, but im happy with him.
NICE BUCK, should be a good eater. Congradulations! Took a Veteran hunting yesterday, only saw 6 deer and one was a nice buck(he didn't see the buck). Ran into a cow elk mid-day in an ANY ELK AREA. Neither of us had an Elk tag, I didn't even bring a firearm at all, :bash: go figure. Deer are starting to rut over here on the East side.
Post by: Bango skank on November 08, 2015, 09:18:53 AM
Handful of pretty new looking rubs in the area too.
Post by: Jonathan_S on November 08, 2015, 09:21:30 AM
Post by: Bango skank on November 08, 2015, 09:25:49 AM
First thing this morning i caught this guy beating up a smaller buck, so i intervened. Quite a bit of ground shrinkage, but im happy with him.
:tup: I hear you on the ground shrinkage :chuckle: I suffer from that every time I kill a buck in that range
Were they all-out brawling or just clickety-clicking?
Way to get it done early :tup:
I would say it was somewhere between all out brawl and gentle love taps. It was definitely a one sided deal. Wouldnt say i got it done early, ive been hunting deer non stop since the 29th.
Post by: Jonathan_S on November 08, 2015, 10:01:09 AM
Post by: irish52084 on November 08, 2015, 11:00:48 AM
This late tag is burning a hole in my pocket. My dad and hunting buddy are coming along to help out and see if we can't get a giant whitetail.
I've been packing my gear for 2 weeks now. Lol
Post by: PolarBear on November 08, 2015, 12:35:52 PM
Post by: fishnfur on November 08, 2015, 12:56:33 PM
Post by: kodiak 907 on November 08, 2015, 01:32:40 PM
Post by: calib on November 08, 2015, 01:39:57 PM
Post by: PA BEN on November 08, 2015, 08:04:46 PM
Post by: Bango skank on November 09, 2015, 06:29:16 AM
Post by: calib on November 09, 2015, 07:21:32 AM
Post by: Jonathan_S on November 09, 2015, 09:58:15 AM
Well at 6 am i opened the drapes on one of my living room windows, and there was a big old 4x4 hitting the mock scrape i made about 30 yards from my house. Then he walked around to the back of the house and started in rubbing about a 3 inch tree for a while. Then i looked back out the other window again, and there on the scrape is a big old stud 5x5! Not only that but another 4x4 is about 20 yards from him working over some brush until the 5x went over to stomp him, at which pointvthe 4x wisely got out of the way. Then no **** 2 more decentv4x4s xame down my trail and pretty much took turns on the scrape. 5 bucks all within bow range of my living room window this morning acting rutty as hell, and two of them are bigger than the buck i hung my tag on saturday :bash: :bash:
I guess my only question is...where do you live? :chuckle:
Post by: washingtonmuley on November 09, 2015, 10:08:39 AM
Post by: The100Road on November 09, 2015, 11:11:58 AM
Post by: Jonathan_S on November 09, 2015, 11:14:25 AM
Any snow in colville yet?
I'm thinking there will be later this week. Forecast for snow in the valleys :tup:
Nothing more fun than rutting whitetail in the snow. Things happen QUICK.
Post by: Griz231 on November 09, 2015, 11:52:21 AM
Seems the whitetails are right on schedule for a peak rut around the 12-14th again.
Post by: Scuffy on November 09, 2015, 09:09:53 PM
Post by: Griz231 on November 09, 2015, 09:21:37 PM
I'm not sure about kettle falls, but the rut didn't hit until thanksgiving in northport last year. With the early snow, I expect this year to be a typical hot and heavy rut around the 15th.I'm gonna go over and scope it out this weekend.
Post by: rudysts on November 10, 2015, 01:04:23 PM
Post by: Jonathan_S on November 10, 2015, 01:13:06 PM
Guy #1 asks "Hey how's the rut looking in the NE?"
Guy #2 hunted a farm that had two does that came into heat early so bucks were running around pretty hard
He says, "it was ON this weekend...things are hot in the NE, bucks everywhere!"
Guy #3 hunted a few sections of National Forest with low deer numbers and saw one small buck
He says, "things are slow...rut is late this year...bad season dates...WDFW sucks...wolves have eaten all the deer etc."
We are talking about several units covering a huge portion of the state that vary in climate, elevation, population densities, predator pressure, hunting pressure, nocturnal patterns, diurnal patterns, private land or public land.
Post by: Bango skank on November 10, 2015, 01:43:41 PM
Something to keep in mind with these "Rut Threads" ...
Guy #1 asks "Hey how's the rut looking in the NE?"
Guy #2 hunted a farm that had two does that came into heat early so bucks were running around pretty hard
He says, "it was ON this weekend...things are hot in the NE, bucks everywhere!"
Guy #3 hunted a few sections of National Forest with low deer numbers and saw one small buck
He says, "things are slow...rut is late this year...bad season dates...WDFW sucks...wolves have eaten all the deer etc."
We are talking about several units covering a huge portion of the state that vary in climate, elevation, population densities, predator pressure, hunting pressure, nocturnal patterns, diurnal patterns, private land or public land.
Very good point. Population density more than anything will change how much rut activity you see, i believe. Just to throw random numbers out there for the sake of argument, lets say 10 percent of does are entering estrus. In an area with 50 does per square mile, youd have 5 does wntering estrus which would result in seeing a good amount of action. An area with 10 per square mile, you would be lucky to see anything.
Post by: Griz231 on November 10, 2015, 02:09:34 PM
Something to keep in mind with these "Rut Threads" ...:yeah:
Guy #1 asks "Hey how's the rut looking in the NE?"
Guy #2 hunted a farm that had two does that came into heat early so bucks were running around pretty hard
He says, "it was ON this weekend...things are hot in the NE, bucks everywhere!"
Guy #3 hunted a few sections of National Forest with low deer numbers and saw one small buck
He says, "things are slow...rut is late this year...bad season dates...WDFW sucks...wolves have eaten all the deer etc."
We are talking about several units covering a huge portion of the state that vary in climate, elevation, population densities, predator pressure, hunting pressure, nocturnal patterns, diurnal patterns, private land or public land.
Agreed.
then guy #4 says i'll never hunt in WA again. This state sucks.
then guy #5 comes along and says help needed in the NE. All we are seeing is turkeys. :chuckle:
Post by: Jonathan_S on November 10, 2015, 02:12:16 PM
Post by: Bango skank on November 10, 2015, 09:35:59 PM
Post by: fishnfur on November 10, 2015, 10:04:02 PM
I've got nothing on cams. Nothing while scouting at mid-day. I'm out again tomorrow searching for signs of life.
Post by: JakeLand on November 10, 2015, 10:09:58 PM
Post by: Bango skank on November 11, 2015, 07:59:24 AM
Post by: Killmore on November 11, 2015, 08:06:01 AM
Post by: ffhoofer on November 11, 2015, 08:08:23 AM
Post by: Bango skank on November 11, 2015, 08:16:47 AM
So do you need some help thinning some out????? I believe ffhoofer is going to be in your area this weekend. But I think he is kinda shaddy :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:
I am starting to feel like im under seige or something, but im pretty sure i can survive on my own :chuckle:
Post by: Griz231 on November 11, 2015, 08:31:19 AM
So do you need some help thinning some out????? I believe ffhoofer is going to be in your area this weekend. But I think he is kinda shaddy :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:
I am starting to feel like im under seige or something, but im pretty sure i can survive on my own :chuckle:
I think it's frickin awesome! I'd love to live over there where the deer were in the yard everyday. We have a couple resident blacktail does that cruise through the yard couple times a week but never any bucks. Jealous! :tup:
Post by: Big6bull on November 11, 2015, 08:54:30 AM
Post by: PA BEN on November 11, 2015, 09:47:24 AM
Post by: Deerdad44 on November 11, 2015, 09:51:32 AM
Post by: fishnfur on November 11, 2015, 02:08:29 PM
I went out to pull cards on three cams that I moved last time I hunted the area west of Cathlamet. Someone pulled a card from one of them that was in an easily seen spot - lucky I didn't loose it. The other two, I'd forgotten to turn on after I finished hunting. :bash: :bash:
I walked around a bit looking for new rubs on the first of two logging landings. Raining a bit, forgotten my binocs and glasses at home. Stumbled down to the second alder filled landing area, not really trying to be quiet, and find a fawn, a doe, and a pig of a deer - big, big body, white muzzle, black forehead, (but I can't see well enough at 40 yards to make out antlers) all staring at me. Since they were directly below my treestand, I decided to back out and attempt to sneak in from a different direction. 15 minutes later, I found that big deer still standing motionless - now at about 60 yards. All the blinking in the world does nothing to improve my vision, but that big ol' deer wasn't showing any signs of leaving. They knew I was there and the big one had moved a bit closer to the edge where (I'm guessing) it could bail down the hill if necessary. I check the date on my watch again - it's still the 11th - eight more days.
Post by: Bango skank on November 11, 2015, 02:22:28 PM
Hope ill be posting some good videos of rutty bucks tomorrow
Post by: fishnfur on November 11, 2015, 03:36:50 PM
Post by: Brute on November 11, 2015, 03:46:43 PM
Post by: DaveMonti on November 11, 2015, 04:08:24 PM
Post by: Timberstalker on November 11, 2015, 04:18:19 PM
Thanks for sharing.
Post by: .257mag on November 11, 2015, 04:39:54 PM
Post by: Bango skank on November 12, 2015, 06:03:10 PM
Post by: Ridgeratt on November 12, 2015, 06:14:37 PM
From last week.
That's a great photo with the Magpie sitting on the back of the one buck.
Post by: fishnfur on November 13, 2015, 04:18:05 PM
It could be a tough four days next week.
Post by: Bango skank on November 13, 2015, 05:44:40 PM
Post by: bobcat on November 13, 2015, 07:02:06 PM
Post by: Bango skank on November 13, 2015, 07:16:23 PM
Post by: skeeter 20i on November 14, 2015, 08:59:24 AM
Post by: skeeter 20i on November 14, 2015, 03:29:52 PM
Post by: JakeLand on November 14, 2015, 03:37:53 PM
Post by: fishnfur on November 14, 2015, 04:49:47 PM
Post by: skeeter 20i on November 14, 2015, 05:58:57 PM
Post by: mdbuck5x5 on November 14, 2015, 06:31:00 PM
Yeah spit one one side, I don't care what some will say we count them in our house. Here's a pack out picture
I really like those white ivory tips on that buck. Very nice! :tup:
Post by: Quackwhacker on November 14, 2015, 08:47:46 PM
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Post by: high country on November 14, 2015, 09:50:17 PM
Post by: Bango skank on November 15, 2015, 06:49:16 AM
Post by: Ridgeratt on November 15, 2015, 07:01:43 AM
Just had a little button buck chasing a doe fawn through my yard lol. Never would have known it was a buck except it was head down trottin after the doe fawn acting like a buck, so i put the binos on it and could make out the two little tic tac sized spikes sticking out of his head :chuckle:
Depending on who's in the neighborhood he just might learn a valuable lesson.
Post by: Bango skank on November 15, 2015, 07:15:15 AM
Just had a little button buck chasing a doe fawn through my yard lol. Never would have known it was a buck except it was head down trottin after the doe fawn acting like a buck, so i put the binos on it and could make out the two little tic tac sized spikes sticking out of his head :chuckle:
Depending on who's in the neighborhood he just might learn a valuable lesson.
Well i just opened the drapes on a window on the other side of the house, and theres the 4x4 horning up a tree. Now hes heading to where the button buck is hanging out lol
Post by: notellumcreek on November 15, 2015, 07:24:11 AM
Post by: Gobble Doc on November 15, 2015, 07:43:45 AM
Post by: Ridgeratt on November 15, 2015, 07:45:17 AM
Post by: Gobble Doc on November 15, 2015, 07:55:42 AM
Nice!! He sort of looks like a family Pet.Oh, I'm sure someone would like to try to walk up to him and his lady with an apple. LOL
Post by: fishnfur on November 15, 2015, 08:09:57 AM
Post by: Gobble Doc on November 15, 2015, 08:28:04 AM
Post by: Ridgeratt on November 15, 2015, 08:35:59 AM
Post by: Wacenturion on November 15, 2015, 01:49:07 PM
Post by: JDHasty on November 15, 2015, 09:37:11 PM
Post by: LeviD1 on November 16, 2015, 12:59:35 PM
Post by: PA BEN on November 16, 2015, 08:14:45 PM
Post by: GUscottie on November 16, 2015, 09:42:13 PM
Post by: Westsideelkchaser on November 17, 2015, 10:54:22 PM
Post by: fishnfur on November 17, 2015, 11:50:44 PM
Post by: WoolyRunner on November 18, 2015, 04:17:27 AM
Post by: Todd_ID on November 18, 2015, 05:53:20 AM
Any word on the bucks around Clarkston/Asotin/Anatone?The pheasant hunters have been fairly active in the places I watch regularly, so I haven't been seeing the deer much. The bucks I've seen have thick necks, but I've yet to see any new bucks who've moved in for the does. They'll show soon, though.
Post by: WoolyRunner on November 18, 2015, 06:50:48 AM
Any word on the bucks around Clarkston/Asotin/Anatone?The pheasant hunters have been fairly active in the places I watch regularly, so I haven't been seeing the deer much. The bucks I've seen have thick necks, but I've yet to see any new bucks who've moved in for the does. They'll show soon, though.
Awesome. Im heading over there on saturday for late muzzy.
Post by: teanawayslayer on November 18, 2015, 07:58:04 AM
Post by: TeacherMan on November 18, 2015, 08:10:48 AM
Post by: Griz231 on November 18, 2015, 05:50:13 PM
I hope the bucks are still active and ruttin!!
Post by: Duckslayer89 on November 18, 2015, 09:36:05 PM
Post by: Bango skank on November 19, 2015, 05:30:20 PM
Post by: lokidog on November 19, 2015, 05:45:47 PM
Saw a buck following two does this morning sniffing their butts, too far for a shot. :(
Post by: bobcat on November 19, 2015, 07:54:27 PM
Try YouTube or photobucket.
Post by: Duckslayer89 on November 19, 2015, 08:08:44 PM
Post by: Thehowler on November 19, 2015, 08:20:46 PM
Took a 2x2 at 11:00 am this morning after watching a scotchbroom bush moving around.
I was walking down a overgrown dead end road and noticed a bush moving around for no apparent reason. No wind what so ever, Then this buck steps out in the open, boom.
Good size neck, 114lbs hanging at the butcher.
I did not have very many buck sightings out there this year. Happy to have one in the freezer.
I can now concentrate on late muzzle elk! :tup:
Post by: Duckslayer89 on November 19, 2015, 08:24:40 PM
Duckslayer,
Took a 2x2 at 11:00 am this morning after watching a scotchbroom bush moving around.
I was walking down a overgrown dead end road and noticed a bush moving around for no apparent reason. No wind what so ever, Then this buck steps out in the open, boom.
Good size neck, 114lbs hanging at the butcher.
I did not have very many buck sightings out there this year. Happy to have one in the freezer.
I can now concentrate on late muzzle elk! :tup:
Sweet dude that is good news. I just kept seeing deer after deer with no antlers today it was crazy. My area was fogged in after 9am and I stayed up high waiting for it to clear but it never did. I probably should have made the move earlier but after a 4 mile ride it's hard to go back down hill. Were you on the main side or bridge?
Post by: Thehowler on November 20, 2015, 06:22:53 AM
Post by: JimmyHoffa on November 20, 2015, 05:58:59 PM
Post by: Griz231 on November 24, 2015, 10:26:10 AM
I'm headed out tomorrow for a four day hunt over thanksgiving. Can't wait to pull the cameras and see what's in tha area.
Post by: stkflker on November 24, 2015, 12:37:37 PM
looks like it's started to heat up about the 16th fighting on cam then it looks like they started running the does on the 20th non stop day an night then only pics of small bucks an yearlings the 23rd
Post by: mburrows on November 24, 2015, 12:44:26 PM
Post by: Griz231 on November 24, 2015, 05:20:26 PM
Checked my cams in kettle falls yesterday
looks like it's started to heat up about the 16th fighting on cam then it looks like they started running the does on the 20th non stop day an night then only pics of small bucks an yearlings the 23rd
So they are locked down on does now and will be on the hunt again on Thursday morning right at first light......right? :tup: :chuckle:
Post by: Griz231 on November 26, 2015, 01:50:54 PM
No shooters yet. Been sitting all day very patiently borderline freezing but it's warmed up to around 28 ish. I should make it all day.
Post by: AKBowman on November 26, 2015, 02:29:53 PM
Post by: Griz231 on November 26, 2015, 02:54:34 PM
Whereabouts? West or east?northeast
Post by: jdb on November 26, 2015, 03:44:35 PM
Saw a big, older spike trailing a doe tonight. He was swollen and dark.an older spike? :dunno:
Post by: gee_unit360 on November 27, 2015, 03:49:39 PM
Post by: Emptyhanded on November 27, 2015, 03:53:58 PM
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Post by: TeacherMan on November 30, 2015, 02:04:13 PM
Post by: Rainier10 on November 30, 2015, 02:27:20 PM
Post by: grundy53 on November 30, 2015, 02:30:29 PM
Starting on the 26th I saw mule deer chasing and mounting does, nothing before that, bucks could care less about the does, after the 26th it started getting better.Second estrus?
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Post by: AKBowman on December 03, 2015, 09:19:54 PM