RUT - Page 2

**wd-40** · 10-30-2009, 09:17 AM

We have a good acorn crop here too. We hunt hardwoods (white oak) bordering standing corn. The deer are tearing up the acorns and not even feeding on the corn. We haven't seen any signs of the rut yet.

**KahrMan** · 10-30-2009, 10:32 AM

Have not seen any signs near me yet. I live close to Percy and Edwin Warner Parks. I watch those deer for signs. Right now the bucks are still running together.

**whiskey** · 10-30-2009, 04:54 PM

Saw a buck chasing a doe in circles in a field yesterday. That is the first sign I have seen. I also had a driver tell me he saw a buck chase a doe across the road this week. My hunting buddy has also had young bucks licking Tinks 69 off limbs by his stand. The bucks are ready, the does are not.

We should be in pre-rut right now. Usually in Montgomery county the rut is in full swing during muzzle loader season. I agree with Jcochran88, I like hunting the pre-rut a lot. The next 4 weeks should be good pre rut and rut.

**wd-40** · 10-30-2009, 05:09 PM

Yeah, Whiskey I think you are right. I'm going after them...buck or doe.

**inspecting1** · 10-30-2009, 08:21 PM

I hunted just about evey day this past week morning and afternoon and did not see a deer. usually where I hunt at you at least see a bunch of does.

**KarlS** · 11-01-2009, 12:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by inspecting1

I hunted just about evey day this past week morning and afternoon and did not see a deer. usually where I hunt at you at least see a bunch of does.

I know this is NH so kind of interresting to compare. Same here too. No sign of the rut. Three solid weeks of scouting showing plenty of fresh sign, and now nothing. Just vanished. Our ML season just opened yesterday and it's like the deer are nowhere to be found. Not pressured out either as I hunt alone and have about 600 acres to hunt. Maybe another week and a half for rut here. You guys keep sending up the warm weather! 70 deg Sat! Usually the first real cold snap sets it off.

**clutepc** · 11-01-2009, 02:09 PM

this being my first year I have no idea what to expect really, read and seen video of what can happen but I'm really curious if being on pressured WMA land changes how much they travel and come out of the secluded areas.

**gregintenn** · 11-01-2009, 07:47 PM

This is the first year I can remember in which I've not yet found a single rub or scrape. I'ts weird! I see plenty of does, but I can't find the bucks. The does seem extra docile; like tame animals nearly.

**whiskey** · 11-01-2009, 09:20 PM

Well I saw rubs everywhere today. I even saw the first active scape of the year. We heard a buck grunt in standing corn today and saw a big buck running across a field at lunch time with his nose to the ground.

IT IS GETTING CLOSE!

**clutepc** · 11-02-2009, 09:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by whiskey

Well I saw rubs everywhere today. I even saw the first active scape of the year. We heard a buck grunt in standing corn today and saw a big buck running across a field at lunch time with his nose to the ground.

IT IS GETTING CLOSE!

Good to hear!!

10-30-2009, 09:17 AM	#11 (permalink)
wd-40 TGO Member Joined: Jun 2008 Where: Clarksville, TN Age: 54 Posts: 313	We have a good acorn crop here too. We hunt hardwoods (white oak) bordering standing corn. The deer are tearing up the acorns and not even feeding on the corn. We haven't seen any signs of the rut yet. __________________ http://www.bentarrow.org

10-30-2009, 10:32 AM	#12 (permalink)
KahrMan Women LuvMe, Deer Fear Me Joined: Aug 2007 Where: Nashville Age: 42 Posts: 900	Have not seen any signs near me yet. I live close to Percy and Edwin Warner Parks. I watch those deer for signs. Right now the bucks are still running together. __________________ "I don't like repeat offenders, I like dead offenders" Ted Nugent

10-30-2009, 04:54 PM	#13 (permalink)
whiskey TGO Member Joined: Jun 2007 Where: Clarksville, TN Age: 34 Posts: 163	Saw a buck chasing a doe in circles in a field yesterday. That is the first sign I have seen. I also had a driver tell me he saw a buck chase a doe across the road this week. My hunting buddy has also had young bucks licking Tinks 69 off limbs by his stand. The bucks are ready, the does are not. We should be in pre-rut right now. Usually in Montgomery county the rut is in full swing during muzzle loader season. I agree with Jcochran88, I like hunting the pre-rut a lot. The next 4 weeks should be good pre rut and rut. __________________ "So he cocked both his pistols, spit in the dirt, and walked out into the street"

10-30-2009, 05:09 PM	#14 (permalink)
wd-40 TGO Member Joined: Jun 2008 Where: Clarksville, TN Age: 54 Posts: 313	Yeah, Whiskey I think you are right. I'm going after them...buck or doe. __________________ http://www.bentarrow.org

10-30-2009, 08:21 PM	#15 (permalink)
inspecting1 TGO Freshman Joined: Aug 2009 Where: Dover, TN Age: 33 Posts: 32	I hunted just about evey day this past week morning and afternoon and did not see a deer. usually where I hunt at you at least see a bunch of does. __________________ Spc. 528th (Combat Heavy) Engineering Battalion (LANG)

11-01-2009, 02:09 PM	#17 (permalink)
clutepc TGO Senior Member Joined: Oct 2007 Where: Nashville, TN Age: 44 Posts: 584 Blog Entries: 3	this being my first year I have no idea what to expect really, read and seen video of what can happen but I'm really curious if being on pressured WMA land changes how much they travel and come out of the secluded areas. __________________ M&P 40 Compact S&W 642 >>>--------> Last edited by clutepc; 11-01-2009 at 02:24 PM..

11-01-2009, 07:47 PM	#18 (permalink)
gregintenn TGO Member Joined: Apr 2009 Where: Lafayette, Tennessee Posts: 383	This is the first year I can remember in which I've not yet found a single rub or scrape. I'ts weird! I see plenty of does, but I can't find the bucks. The does seem extra docile; like tame animals nearly.

11-01-2009, 09:20 PM	#19 (permalink)
whiskey TGO Member Joined: Jun 2007 Where: Clarksville, TN Age: 34 Posts: 163	Well I saw rubs everywhere today. I even saw the first active scape of the year. We heard a buck grunt in standing corn today and saw a big buck running across a field at lunch time with his nose to the ground. IT IS GETTING CLOSE! __________________ "So he cocked both his pistols, spit in the dirt, and walked out into the street"

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