Post by: HoofsandWings on October 04, 2009, 02:39:41 PM
Thanks
Post by: elkaholic123 on October 04, 2009, 04:27:26 PM
Post by: huntnphool on October 04, 2009, 04:58:03 PM
Post by: HuntingFanatic on October 04, 2009, 05:24:01 PM
Post by: huntnphool on October 04, 2009, 06:32:15 PM
You can see his tongue out licking the air, he had a hot doe somewhere up wind.
Post by: HuntingFanatic on October 04, 2009, 07:39:16 PM
Post by: HoofsandWings on October 05, 2009, 06:47:55 AM
Depends on the area of the state really. I know in the NE they start rutting in Oct. but in the Methow its generally around the first week in November.So by mid November, the rut in the south side of Washington would be over?
Post by: Buschingc on October 05, 2009, 07:08:12 AM
Post by: MtnMuley on October 05, 2009, 07:52:06 AM
Post by: huntnphool on October 05, 2009, 12:15:59 PM
So by mid November, the rut in the south side of Washington would be over?
No, I said thats typically when they start. From my experience they are still rutting somewhat into December.
Post by: kirkl on October 05, 2009, 12:32:51 PM
Post by: Pathfinder101 on October 05, 2009, 12:56:33 PM
Mountain bucks in the Blues are a little more difficult to pinpoint, they're so sparse it's hard to get a good reading. The mountain buck I shot in mid-Oct last season was already pretty swelled up. He was living at about 4,000 feet.
Post by: JackOfAllTrades on October 05, 2009, 01:01:21 PM
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You can see his tongue out licking the air, he had a hot doe somewhere up wind.
Well, If I only got to pass on my seed once or twice a year, I'd get pretty darn dum with only one thing on my mind too!
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The mountain buck I shot in mid-Oct last season was already pretty swelled up. He was living at about 4,000 feet.I saw groups of doe's up round 5000 feet this weekend. I can tell you one thing.. There isn't any sort of rut going right now yet. The gurls could have cared less that I was there, and there certainly wasn't any boys chasing them.
-Steve
Post by: Pathfinder101 on October 05, 2009, 01:04:40 PM
shoot, I'm not limited to once a year and I can still do a pretty good impression of an idiot when my "neck" swells up.... :chuckle:
Well, If I only got to pass on my seed once or twice a year, I'd get pretty darn dum with only one thing on my mind too!
-Steve
Post by: huntnphool on October 05, 2009, 01:06:55 PM
Post by: Gobble on October 05, 2009, 01:19:31 PM
They start about the first week but by the third week they are so rut dumb you can go right up to them. We watched this guy come from a few hundred yards, walk right in front of us and just kept going. We could have slapped him on the ass, he didn't even care about us.
You can see his tongue out licking the air, he had a hot doe somewhere up wind.
Phool, Thats a pretty old deer, white face and a body to match.
Post by: huntnphool on October 05, 2009, 01:20:42 PM
Post by: Pathfinder101 on October 05, 2009, 01:30:33 PM
he was only a 4X3 so we passed.
Your killin' me Phool. I am counting the days til my Montana hunt (NOV 13th through 22nd).
Post by: huntnphool on October 05, 2009, 01:33:05 PM
Post by: KimberRich on October 05, 2009, 03:00:54 PM
Post by: MichaelJ on October 05, 2009, 03:38:16 PM
Up in the wilderness areas of the state I've seen muleys ruttin good n hard the middle of october.... My opinion is it just depends on where you are in the state and what the bucks feel like doing!
Michael
Post by: MagKarl on October 05, 2009, 08:53:44 PM
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