The Rut CAN"T be on...

I sat 4 days for 12 hours each day and only seen 6 deer.

I seen a little spiker chasing a doe with fawns twice, But that was the only buck. Seen other does but they were by themselves. Just no movement what so ever.


We got about an inch of snow last night, i did a big walk around the 100 acres at 11am and didn't cut one fresh track. I know they are around but they just aren't moving. I had prime wind today and -5 things should be rolling good by now.....Hardly any shots in the distance all week.

I have talked to lots of other guys around here as well and most aren't see the deer #'s. Gangs with 8-10 guys and only one or two does hanging.

Going to another spot tonight about 20 miles away, Seen a big buck on halloween, Hope he;s still around. 100 acres of beans that is half combined.

Heating up where i am in 77c. I rattled out a big boy last evening only to have a stair down for a minute and couldn't put the sheds down to shoulder the gun. When he didn't see any deer where the sounds came from he twisted around and headed back for the swamp. Worst feeling ever. Never spooked so he'll be back if he isnt on a hot doe yet.

The full moon is not helping much either.

92B I hunted on Oct 31st & seen 6 deer including the 10 point buck I shot with the bow... :)

I am tagged out so I have no other reports...

We have our party hunt black-powder week coming up on Nov17th week & hope they are still moving in my area...

I hunt 87

Past few days I have had two bucks and one doe come in to my grunt call. This full moon is a PITA! Didnt see a thing today but I have seen deer every day this week. I have been passing on the small ones as we have one tag left and don't care if we fill it.

Others i have spoke to haven't seen a thing one group down the road shot a big 8 Tuesday which took three big guys to haul it it out. And they havent seen anything since. They aren't hunting Saturday because of it being so dead.

Rut might be inching up in my area but who knows..

be good to bow hunt next week!

I saw a 6 pointer on thursday last week and called him in, but too dark to shoot. Had a friend shoot an eight pointer last Saturday and shot a 6 pointer Monday and saw an eight pointer while gutting the deer. Once shotgun season starts the deer who have not been shot figure out pretty quick not to move during the day. After next week once things settle down and all the orange army leave the bush may get better. Also found that here are less deer out there in my spots. The winter did knock the populations back. I am not picky about big bucks and do not pass deer unless there are fawns involved. Once the gun hunt finishes properties that have been pressured may found deer become night time feeders. So don't be surprised if you see less deer. I have seen tonnes of rubs and scrapes and bucks are cruising . But pressure can impact deer movement plus the weather has been crappy. Too much damn wind this week.

I took a small buck on Tuesday that had only started to show himself in the day on the trail cams last weekend. He also had started to make a scrape in the center of the food plots and a few rubs and scrapes have showed up on my land around the edge of the fields. WMU 65.

Things are rocking here. Try another spot.

Goose smasher

84 seems dead, still lots of corn though, I had 8 does in a 100 foot circle around me Wednesday Nothing since.

55 A- we are starting to see a few scrapes showing up and being tended to. Mid to end of next week should be right on.