Rut activity

[Redneckoflatham]

Has anyone else noticed that the rut activity has picked up. I had 3 doe under my stand yesterday am and a spike came running in and chased them off. Yesterday afternoon after seeing that spike running in I put out a sent stick and had a nice 7 pt come through the catails nose in the air came into 30 yards stopped him he jumped the string shot just over his back. I also noticed to see a lot more rubs has anyone else noticed more rut activity.

[PREDATE]

I heard some grunting/chasing last evening. I haven't been able to get out much, but it's game on now.

[silent death]

From here on out the hunting is just gonna get better

[Steve7]

Agree with hung4.  It's been getting better everyday.  This week should be even better.

[Bigreed]

Saw a buck chasing a doe on the way down to camp Friday night. Also just saw a spike checking a scrape this morning. I hunt in 9p

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[Bigreed]

I am also seeing more rubs that weren't there the day before

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[ants]

I saw a doe acting a little funny on Thursday. seemed nervous kept looking behind her but nothing ever showed. One scrape by my stand is getting some good activity. I think the next week should be good.

[two 10s]

It is definitely starting to blossom, wish I had more than just Friday off this week. Wishing I had the next two weeks off

[ATbuckhunter]

Damn this makes me want to be out right now but i wont be able til Saturday. 

[HuntOrBeHunted]

Got my doe so now its horn time. I cant wait for some rut hunting !!

 

 

[Jeremy K]

woods was a ghost town this morning ,very few scrapes in an area that will be loaded with scrapes and rubs before the season is over.

[aqua750]

I have been up to my cabin  every weekend since first week of october  and I have not seen a deer, during daylight my trail cameras  are catching them  but not me.  This Is very strange  most of the time there are deer  all over!  Im wondering if the bucks are chasing the unrecepive  doe  so much  that they are all  laying low . Also im have not seen one rub!  Here in sullivan   cty  I traditionally  see rubs around  oct 15, also I am not seeing  the usual amount  of road kills on route  17  goin up  or comming home (  hate seeing  road kills)  so that tells me the deer are not moving. What do you guys  think??? are they in pre rut?

[TeeBugg]

Had a nice buck run into the doe bleat yesterday. Tons of fresh scrapes popping up along with some nice rubs. Shaping up to be a good season!

[ATbuckhunter]

I haven't seen a single scrape or rub yet. I haven't been out since last Sunday so i'm hoping to find a few next weekend. 

[JALA RUT]

Definitely heating up...I took this 8Pt after watching him chase a 6Pt and a 3 or 4Pt, plus he was grunting a lot and rubbed a tree.  They hung around for about 20 minutes until he finally presented me with about a 18 - 20 yard shot after chasing the 6 Pt for the second time.

 

[Redneckoflatham]

Congrads on a dandy

[stop em and drop em]

Nice buck, congratulations, enjoy!

[two 10s]

Very nice JALA! Congrats!

[nybuckboy]

Nice buck

[NFA-ADK]

Nice buck! 

[wmig2]

Nice buck.

[CuseHunter]

Real nice buck and good story to go with it

[Catskill Hunter]

Nice buck! Not much rut activity, by me anyway 4w. no rubs, scrapes, does are all alone and nothing but does and one small buck on the camera. Bucks are still nocturnal here. hopefully this weekend picks up.

[ididnotvoteforobama]

I have been up to my cabin  every weekend since first week of october  and I have not seen a deer, during daylight my trail cameras  are catching them  but not me.  This Is very strange  most of the time there are deer  all over!  Im wondering if the bucks are chasing the unrecepive  doe  so much  that they are all  laying low . Also im have not seen one rub!  Here in sullivan   cty  I traditionally  see rubs around  oct 15, also I am not seeing  the usual amount  of road kills on route  17  goin up  or comming home (  hate seeing  road kills)  so that tells me the deer are not moving. What do you guys  think??? are they in pre rut?

 

The last time I saw a deer in the woods was oct 16 ,I have hunted all but 2 days from the 16th. I am getting good pictures of some of the biggest bucks I've seen in the last 10 yrs, all at night about mid night to 5am. Hitting scrapes but seeing few does on the cameras. I have 175 acres of all woods  with the neighboring farms still with standing corn. The farms in front and in back didn't plant corn,  only  oats which are just straw now. All the actvity I have seen is  near the corn at either end of my property  and in the apples along the creek in front of my house. No chasing as of yet  and get this not a single rub anywhere.  Many more scrapes showing up daily  , just seems like all night activity. I have to head to Charleston , SC for a week , for a family wedding,  so I'm hoping some chasing etc.  is left after Nov. 4. Good luck to all

[BOLD1]

I put out some trail's end scent this morning and had a spike check it out but nothing crazy...later on a couple of does came through my area and were on high alert...im guessing due to the scent. They trotted off. I have been seeing more rubs but no chasing thus far....I hunt Putnam Cty-3N. In total very few buck sightings so far!!!!