Post by: Shooter4 on November 01, 2024, 08:45:39 AM
Post by: High Climber on November 01, 2024, 12:24:07 PM
Post by: hunter399 on November 01, 2024, 12:33:04 PM
They'll be rutting in no time . :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:
A gallon or two should get them worked up ...real quick. :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:
Post by: Shooter4 on November 01, 2024, 12:55:16 PM
Drop some doe in rut pee down.I’ll pass and use historic timeline's hahaha
They'll be rutting in no time . :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:
A gallon or two should get them worked up ...real quick. :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:
Post by: TeacherMan on November 03, 2024, 06:11:40 PM
Post by: hunter399 on November 04, 2024, 12:00:52 AM
I was just joking around.Drop some doe in rut pee down.I’ll pass and use historic timeline's hahaha
They'll be rutting in no time . :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:
A gallon or two should get them worked up ...real quick. :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:
Seems like a good plan to go with the timeline.
Washington timeline is to rut hard day after rifle closed. Lol.
Post by: CamoDup on November 04, 2024, 07:49:00 AM
Post by: addicted1 on November 04, 2024, 07:56:59 AM
Post by: luvmystang67 on November 04, 2024, 10:50:32 AM
Post by: elkboy on November 04, 2024, 10:55:32 AM
Post by: Shooter4 on November 04, 2024, 11:22:04 AM
Post by: boneaddict on November 04, 2024, 03:52:59 PM
Post by: huntnnw on November 04, 2024, 04:19:23 PM
Post by: Ridgeratt on November 04, 2024, 04:23:06 PM
But to a heads up.
This is still in effect.
https://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,288697.0.html
Post by: TeacherMan on November 04, 2024, 05:26:53 PM
Post by: Machias on November 05, 2024, 11:17:44 AM
Post by: dr.derek on November 05, 2024, 03:50:40 PM
Post by: TeacherMan on November 05, 2024, 06:32:28 PM
Had a buck chasing does at 3pm in glenrose neighborhood of Spokane
That’s great to hear! Went out again tonight. Saw couple small bucks alone and around 20 doe with no bucks around them. Still doesn’t feel like it’s kicked in here.
Post by: huntnnw on November 06, 2024, 06:10:35 AM
Post by: hunter399 on November 06, 2024, 06:36:12 AM
Post by: Rob on November 06, 2024, 10:54:06 AM
I think it was still a couple weeks out from now last year.
Post by: hunter399 on November 06, 2024, 11:11:45 AM
Past few days.
No WT sign yet.
Post by: Shooter4 on November 06, 2024, 11:58:00 AM
None of the bucks in my area seem to be rutting (Just South of Sandpoint).Usually 22nd on from what I’ve seen full swing around 24-26
I think it was still a couple weeks out from now last year.
Post by: TeacherMan on November 08, 2024, 07:21:12 AM
With that said saw around 30 other deer and no activity with them.
Post by: Shooter4 on November 09, 2024, 01:39:30 PM
Post by: ladder85 on November 10, 2024, 09:08:22 AM
Opening day saw zero deer on private..
Had this on camera on public land day before season..
Post by: Shooter4 on November 10, 2024, 09:58:03 AM
Not Idaho but NE Washington is slow…
Opening day saw zero deer on private..
Had this on camera on public land day before season..
Washington’s terrible peak rut I after season closes there in my opinion
Post by: 10thmountainarcher on November 10, 2024, 10:25:51 AM
Not Idaho but NE Washington is slow…
Opening day saw zero deer on private..
Had this on camera on public land day before season..
Washington’s terrible peak rut I after season closes there in my opinion
It certainly seems like the last couple days of late modern the younger bucks are starting to get stupid. November 17 and 18 of 2021 and 2022 I killed two 3.5 ish yr olds with no neck swelling and they weren’t stinking at all. Last year I shot a same age class buck in Unit 1 on the 17th running with a forky, same story. They were however moving during the day. Seems like a lot of mature bucks get killed in late archery up there!
Post by: addicted1 on November 10, 2024, 10:35:15 AM
Definitely depends, but would tend to agree with that based on my experience in the area.
Post by: hunter399 on November 13, 2024, 07:04:49 AM
But.....
NE WASHINGTON ....
I want to say we have definitely started into pre-rut.
Starting to see some tree scraping,bucks definitely have there nose to the wind.
Post by: Rob on November 13, 2024, 07:23:44 AM
Post by: huntnnw on November 13, 2024, 10:25:44 PM
Post by: HereDuckyDucky on November 14, 2024, 08:38:58 AM
RW
Post by: Naches Sportsman on November 14, 2024, 08:14:25 PM
They’re definitely in the dumb phase right now, especially with the break in rain and the bright moon.
Post by: jrebel on November 14, 2024, 08:51:04 PM
Post by: DeerThug on November 14, 2024, 09:42:58 PM
Post by: Shooter4 on November 14, 2024, 09:43:20 PM
Post by: TeacherMan on November 14, 2024, 10:08:10 PM
Post by: hunter399 on November 14, 2024, 11:54:56 PM
Or what I said yesterday....lol
There just cruzin, establishing territory,pecking order.
Not necessarily with the doe,but not too far off.
Scraping trees and pretending,that stuff.
Post by: fowl smacker on November 15, 2024, 04:10:33 AM
Post by: jrebel on November 15, 2024, 07:17:24 AM
Post by: hunter399 on November 15, 2024, 12:14:49 PM
Currently watching 8 deer in the food plot. Only buck is a button buck yearling. Fingers crossed a cruising buck is close behind.
Good luck jrebel .....get'er done.
Post by: jrebel on November 15, 2024, 12:16:56 PM
Currently watching 8 deer in the food plot. Only buck is a button buck yearling. Fingers crossed a cruising buck is close behind.
Good luck jrebel .....get'er done.
Actually working on getting my nephew his first buck / deer ever. He got a bear earlier this year for his first big game animal. We have through the weekend to get it done....then I get to hunt the last couple days when they go back to school.
Post by: hunter399 on November 15, 2024, 12:27:23 PM
Even more 🤞 sent your way.Currently watching 8 deer in the food plot. Only buck is a button buck yearling. Fingers crossed a cruising buck is close behind.
Good luck jrebel .....get'er done.
Actually working on getting my nephew his first buck / deer ever. He got a bear earlier this year for his first big game animal. We have through the weekend to get it done....then I get to hunt the last couple days when they go back to school.
Hope it happens,first time hunts are awesome.
Great job ,taking a first hunter out.
Don't forget to rattle ,if you get bored.
Post by: Shooter4 on November 17, 2024, 07:22:48 AM
Post by: Shooter4 on November 17, 2024, 07:23:31 AM
Post by: jrebel on November 17, 2024, 08:40:29 AM
Post by: Rob on November 17, 2024, 08:43:37 AM
Post by: cody21 on November 17, 2024, 10:22:28 AM
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Post by: raydog on November 17, 2024, 10:31:43 AM
My brother is hunting northern Idaho and he hasn’t seen any rut action yet. He’s seen some small bucks but none have been on does.
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Good! I need the rut to hold off until I get there Friday :chuckle:
Post by: Shooter4 on November 17, 2024, 11:53:03 AM
Post by: cody21 on November 17, 2024, 12:36:21 PM
Update: he shot a buck mid morning today right after it got off the doe it was breedingMy brother is hunting northern Idaho and he hasn’t seen any rut action yet. He’s seen some small bucks but none have been on does.
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Good! I need the rut to hold off until I get there Friday :chuckle:
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Post by: raydog on November 17, 2024, 12:52:22 PM
Update: he shot a buck mid morning today right after it got off the doe it was breedingMy brother is hunting northern Idaho and he hasn’t seen any rut action yet. He’s seen some small bucks but none have been on does.
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Good! I need the rut to hold off until I get there Friday :chuckle:
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Just my luck :chuckle: :chuckle:
Congrats to your brother :tup:
Post by: Shooter4 on November 17, 2024, 01:08:32 PM
… lol rut isnt runs longer than a couple day bud i think your fineUpdate: he shot a buck mid morning today right after it got off the doe it was breedingMy brother is hunting northern Idaho and he hasn’t seen any rut action yet. He’s seen some small bucks but none have been on does.
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Good! I need the rut to hold off until I get there Friday :chuckle:
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Just my luck :chuckle: :chuckle:
Congrats to your brother :tup:
Post by: hunter399 on November 17, 2024, 01:32:43 PM
Post by: Shooter4 on November 17, 2024, 01:54:59 PM
Post by: Jimmy33 on November 17, 2024, 01:58:26 PM
Love is in the air here in Sandpoint.Yes!
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Post by: Jimmy33 on November 17, 2024, 02:00:28 PM
Ill be out tues and thurs pretty excited sitting clearcuts whats everyone do sit clearcuts or cruise from clearcut to clearcut glassingI don’t usually…i hunt thick mountainous terrain and key in on funnel points, benches, and ridges…really anywhere I think they will be using to move between doe bedding areas.
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Post by: Shooter4 on November 17, 2024, 03:05:44 PM
Post by: dmoua on November 17, 2024, 05:44:52 PM
Post by: fowl smacker on November 17, 2024, 06:13:30 PM
Post by: TeacherMan on November 17, 2024, 06:52:18 PM
Unit 5 has been DEAD. Seeing way less dear than normal. One in our group did get an ok buck, but other than that it's been slim picking compared to the last 7 years. Not even seeing does in the usual spots. It snowed last night and we're fairly certain we found wolf tracks today. Not saying that's the reason for it being slow, but we haven't seen their tracks in the past here.
Move to a different area of 5, it’s on fire in some areas! In the last 3 days I’ve seen over 20 bucks, put my crosshairs on 4 of them and wished I could’ve on 2 others 😂🤙🏼
Post by: fowl smacker on November 17, 2024, 07:22:33 PM
Sheesh! I don't have a quad and I'm having trouble finding public drive in access points. I did move to a different spot today for a bit, but still only 1 doe there. Never had a reason to hunt elsewhere til now lol.Unit 5 has been DEAD. Seeing way less dear than normal. One in our group did get an ok buck, but other than that it's been slim picking compared to the last 7 years. Not even seeing does in the usual spots. It snowed last night and we're fairly certain we found wolf tracks today. Not saying that's the reason for it being slow, but we haven't seen their tracks in the past here.
Move to a different area of 5, it’s on fire in some areas! In the last 3 days I’ve seen over 20 bucks, put my crosshairs on 4 of them and wished I could’ve on 2 others 😂🤙🏼
Post by: TeacherMan on November 17, 2024, 07:58:26 PM
Sheesh! I don't have a quad and I'm having trouble finding public drive in access points. I did move to a different spot today for a bit, but still only 1 doe there. Never had a reason to hunt elsewhere til now lol.Unit 5 has been DEAD. Seeing way less dear than normal. One in our group did get an ok buck, but other than that it's been slim picking compared to the last 7 years. Not even seeing does in the usual spots. It snowed last night and we're fairly certain we found wolf tracks today. Not saying that's the reason for it being slow, but we haven't seen their tracks in the past here.
Move to a different area of 5, it’s on fire in some areas! In the last 3 days I’ve seen over 20 bucks, put my crosshairs on 4 of them and wished I could’ve on 2 others 😂🤙🏼
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Post by: fishngamereaper on November 17, 2024, 08:15:13 PM
The last couple days allot to good bucks running around.
Couple might be in the cooler ... :chuckle:
Post by: Shooter4 on November 20, 2024, 08:52:25 AM
Post by: Rob on November 20, 2024, 09:19:02 AM
Post by: Shooter4 on November 20, 2024, 09:41:24 AM
The bucks that had been cruising around my place seem to have disappeared. I would have expected more activity with the nasty weather we have had recently but it seems to be the opposite.Yeah pretty wild conditions were perfect
Post by: addicted1 on November 20, 2024, 03:23:22 PM
Post by: elkhunter00 on November 20, 2024, 07:11:11 PM
Post by: jrebel on November 20, 2024, 07:25:53 PM
I could have filled my tag a couple days with a 2x3 and a spike I named "Wrecking Ball". Wrecking Ball would have scored in at a might 6" (1.5" symmetric spikes with an approx. 3" inside spread. :chuckle: :chuckle: He was all kinds of horny and would run into the middle of 5-10 does and it would look like a bomb went off.....does running every which direction. :chuckle: :chuckle: I imagine all us guys acted like him at one point in our life....and got the same response. :chuckle:
With full freezers, I had told myself I wouldn't shoot a buck unless it was a nice one. I still have archery season if I really want to get after it. My experience is the Archery season is the time to be in the stand anyway. Now that the bucks are showing on my cams, they will be visible for the next month, all hours of the day. Decisions, decisions....
Post by: Shooter4 on November 20, 2024, 07:31:48 PM
Absolutely nothing on my cameras but does and small bucks for the last 3 weeks. Prior to that, had lots of decent bucks on camera. Fast forward to the 20th......that's right, the day after the season closed....Two of the bigger bucks show up on camera. :bash: :bash: :bash: :chuckle:Almost like the state knows 😂 haha i dont hit it hard in idaho u til right about now when season in washington closes.. the 19th was dead in my area buck i got last year was the 26th hot in a doe
I could have filled my tag a couple days with a 2x3 and a spike I named "Wrecking Ball". Wrecking Ball would have scored in at a might 6" (1.5" symmetric spikes with an approx. 3" inside spread. :chuckle: :chuckle: He was all kinds of horny and would run into the middle of 5-10 does and it would look like a bomb went off.....does running every which direction. :chuckle: :chuckle: I imagine all us guys acted like him at one point in our life....and got the same response. :chuckle:
With full freezers, I had told myself I wouldn't shoot a buck unless it was a nice one. I still have archery season if I really want to get after it. My experience is the Archery season is the time to be in the stand anyway. Now that the bucks are showing on my cams, they will be visible for the next month, all hours of the day. Decisions, decisions....
Post by: Shooter4 on November 22, 2024, 09:51:15 AM
Post by: addicted1 on November 22, 2024, 11:46:37 AM
Post by: boneaddict on November 22, 2024, 11:50:22 AM
Post by: Shooter4 on November 22, 2024, 01:30:51 PM
Post by: Rob on November 23, 2024, 06:37:11 PM
Post by: Shooter4 on November 23, 2024, 07:16:01 PM
Saw a buck running around like an idiot today while driving to a restaurant. Plus a newcomer on the property yesterday mid-day. Even our resident Spike seems to be getting worked up. Looks to be heating up around hereSeems to always be a litttle later up north
Post by: fowl smacker on November 23, 2024, 09:22:17 PM
Post by: High Climber on November 24, 2024, 09:06:30 AM
Post by: hunter399 on November 24, 2024, 09:22:53 AM
The weather has been pretty bad with rain and fog, and the deer haven’t been moving much were I’ve been at. I turned this guy up yesterday morning he was chasing does but it was a pretty slow week for our camp.That's a beautiful buck.
Heck ya.
Post by: redi on November 24, 2024, 10:33:44 AM
Post by: Jimmy33 on November 24, 2024, 10:02:30 PM
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Post by: Rutnbuxnbulls on November 28, 2024, 06:18:21 AM
ears! :bash:
Happy Thanksgiving to all. Thankful for the simple things.
Post by: hunter399 on November 28, 2024, 09:12:33 AM
I’m ground pounding it in NE WA bow hunting. Rattled in two bucks since Monday opener. I’m hoping to see more action this weekend! Good luck to the tag holders out there still gettin after it! Any tips for not getting busted on the ground I’m allDon't make eye contact,stay very still.
ears! :bash:
Happy Thanksgiving to all. Thankful for the simple things.
That's what we did ,they will still bust ya eventually.
May give you enough time to draw and shoot.
Any doe that come to the rattle ,try not to spook them,very still-no eye contact,let them pass. Wait for biggin.
Good luck out there,seen a few since modern closed.
Post by: Taco280AI on November 28, 2024, 09:31:04 AM
Post by: kodiak06 on November 28, 2024, 09:58:48 AM
I’m ground pounding it in NE WA bow hunting. Rattled in two bucks since Monday opener. I’m hoping to see more action this weekend! Good luck to the tag holders out there still gettin after it! Any tips for not getting busted on the ground I’m allGround blind, man made or made with natures products
ears! :bash:
Happy Thanksgiving to all. Thankful for the simple things.
Post by: Buckhunter24 on November 28, 2024, 10:04:12 AM
Post by: hunter399 on November 28, 2024, 12:04:44 PM
I've gotten a few trail cam pics of bucks actively following doe.
Most of these pics occurred at night.
Night or day ,seems like it's on for sure.
Good luck out there.👍
Post by: huntnnw on November 28, 2024, 12:29:09 PM
Post by: TeacherMan on November 28, 2024, 12:38:21 PM
Post by: elkboy on November 28, 2024, 01:14:46 PM
Long story short: squirrelly winds disrupted our "sit and rattle" plan for the afternoon hunt, so we headed cross-country to get out of the fickle canyon bottom breezes. We hunted through some old timber harvest units, glassing as we went. As we crested a ridge, we heard two bucks grunting at each other in an open timbered draw across from us. There they were- two bucks having a significant difference of opinion over the two does with them. I was tempted to let the bucks fight, but I had a good 110 yard shot at the slightly larger of them. I eased slowly into a seated position, got the buck in my scope, and let the bullet go. He dropped in his tracks, and my student and I glassed him hard to make sure he was down. Then it was celebration mode, and the work that comes with success. We had one of my great lifelong mentors along on this hunt, and he hiked up from the creek valley to help as well.
I thought I'd include a photo of a great gray owl I walked by the prior day while hunting alone. The peaceful and wise aura of the owl gave me a sense of calm and hope.
Happy Thanksgiving to you all.
Post by: elkboy on November 28, 2024, 01:15:17 PM