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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: boneaddict on October 25, 2010, 09:48:23 AM

Title: Early rut this year
Post by: boneaddict on October 25, 2010, 09:48:23 AM: Its going to pop early this year if anyone cares. Deer were REALLY moving this morning.
Title: Re: Early rut this year
Post by: Woodchuck on October 25, 2010, 09:52:07 AM: The buck that one of the guys in my party shot was pretty swollen and smelly, did not want to leave them does :dunno:
Title: Re: Early rut this year
Post by: BlackRidge on October 25, 2010, 10:18:06 AM: Man I hope you're right Bone, I've seen so many doe its just absolutely ridiculous. Not a single buck though
Title: Re: Early rut this year
Post by: Blacklab on October 25, 2010, 12:21:23 PM: I haven't seen any signs as of yet. Talked to a buddy that hunts E side. He said he seen a couple small bucks that couldn't keep their nose out of a couple does ass.
Title: Re: Early rut this year
Post by: boneaddict on October 25, 2010, 12:24:24 PM: Good thing season ended when it did this year. A late one would have detroyed what herd we have left. IMO
Title: Re: Early rut this year
Post by: 87samurai on October 25, 2010, 12:47:25 PM: Anyone know if the whitetails have started?
Title: Re: Early rut this year
Post by: MtnMuley on October 25, 2010, 04:00:47 PM: Quote from: boneaddict on October 25, 2010, 12:24:24 PM
Good thing season ended when it did this year. A late one would have detroyed what herd we have left. IMO

:yeah:

It could have gotten very ugly.
Title: Re: Early rut this year
Post by: HntnFsh on October 25, 2010, 04:20:17 PM: Friend of mine hit and killed a little 3 point black tail last week.It was rutting hard.
Title: Re: Early rut this year
Post by: boneaddict on October 25, 2010, 04:21:37 PM: Probably not 87.
Title: Re: Early rut this year
Post by: AKBowman on October 25, 2010, 04:22:47 PM: Quote from: 87samurai on October 25, 2010, 12:47:25 PM
Anyone know if the whitetails have started?

they wont start til around Thanksgiving to about the end of the first week of December. Last week of November is prime for WT's unless this state is different.
Title: Re: Early rut this year
Post by: bow4elk on October 25, 2010, 04:23:55 PM: Seems all is normal in terms of timing for blacktails over here. Saw a couple does and a yearling without a buck, but got a nice photo sequence of a small buck nosing a doe past a camera last Friday.
Title: Re: Early rut this year
Post by: kennedy244 on October 25, 2010, 05:18:16 PM: The one i killed this morning was a little swollen and stinking
Title: Re: Early rut this year
Post by: DeerThug on October 25, 2010, 07:50:43 PM: When we got home from Idaho last night there was a small 3 point in my field that was really rutty. Straight neck and running one doe around. She was not ready, but he was.

I think there is a song that goes something like that...
Title: Re: Early rut this year
Post by: Bofire on October 25, 2010, 07:53:22 PM: :'( I saw 27 does Sunday. and about 10 pounds of chantrelles.
:)Carl
Title: Re: Early rut this year
Post by: Wyoming08 on October 25, 2010, 08:37:59 PM: The Buck I missed opening day. After we had shot at him 4 times, he chased a doe over the hill with his nose to the ground, and right on her butt. I got it on video even!!! :o
Title: Re: Early rut this year
Post by: Wanttohuntmore on October 25, 2010, 09:04:57 PM: I'm hoping that it'll hold off, wife's muley tag is for Nov 1-20th :o

Did see a small buck chasing a doe on the opener, ran 10 yards from me, and knew I was there, and didn't care! The doe had a look on her face like, please, just shoot him, get him off of me!
Title: Re: Early rut this year
Post by: alecvg on October 25, 2010, 09:22:00 PM: All the bucks killed in are camp smelled of the rut. Too bad season isn't a few days longer.
Title: Re: Early rut this year
Post by: carpsniperg2 on October 25, 2010, 09:23:18 PM: yeah most bucks have started around here. i have seen a few big boys still playin it safe, off by them selves.
Title: Re: Early rut this year
Post by: bow4elk on October 25, 2010, 09:30:06 PM: This is all classic pre-rut behavior, commonly called the "chase phase". Peak breeding is still off a ways and is often noted by a sudden decrease in buck sightings. This is because they have a doe locked down in an out-of-the-way spot until she will let him breed her. Following the peak breeding phase, comes the trolling phase where bucks will set out to scent check doe bedding areas and trail systems in search of more receptive does.