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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: Ridgerunner on November 15, 2009, 10:15:43 AM

Title: WT Rut reports here!
Post by: Ridgerunner on November 15, 2009, 10:15:43 AM: Let's hear how the rut is or is not occuring in your neck of the woods, can't wait to get out there for the last 3 days of the season, should be getting good I hope!
Title: Re: WT Rut reports here!
Post by: LongTatLaw on November 15, 2009, 10:21:30 AM: I know Tmike is seeing scrapes but seeing does with no trail party over near Colville this weekend!
Title: Re: WT Rut reports here!
Post by: MichaelJ on November 15, 2009, 02:30:20 PM: I'm gonna get out here near Troy and see if I can't rattle up a whitey this week... or I may just go slutbustin and kill a doe! lol

Michael
Title: Re: WT Rut reports here!
Post by: Alan K on November 15, 2009, 02:40:56 PM: I killed a nice 3 point just outside Harvard, ID yesterday morning. Not a big neck, but his glands stunk to high heavens and were stained down to his hooves. He wasn't dogging does, but was about 50 yards apart. I think they're just keeping tabs on them for now, until some start going into estrus.

All the sets of tracks we're seeing in the snow have bucks with them.
Title: Re: WT Rut reports here!
Post by: tmike on November 15, 2009, 06:24:34 PM: It's hard to say for me. The area I was in (117) there seemed to be a general lack of deer period. I saw 4 total scrapes in the fresh snow that fell Friday. I do know of one less cougar there though. I'll be back for archery so hopefully things will change.
Title: Re: WT Rut reports here!
Post by: Palmer on November 15, 2009, 07:12:55 PM: Hunted all this past week. I saw a couple scrapes visited by does but largely only receiving upkeep from the bucks. Bucks are trailing the does. Rattling only resulted in bucks getting a bit spooked and trying to wind me.
Rub lines are established and new scrapes were popping up earlier this week.