Second rut starting?

Seen both bucks again yesturday at 1:30pm....no doe this time but both bucks walking around nose to the ground

I was in the stand last night and saw a solid 10 pointer which had no interest in grunt or bleat calls. Nose down hunting something. In the area's I hunt I think the first rut is just winding down. The seeking phase was around the 7th of November as that morning I saw 5 bucks. After spending three days in the stand last week and seeing nothing I assumed that the does were in lockdown, but the end of the third morning I witnessed a buck chasing two does while walking out. The last two season where I am the bucks work their scrapes right from end of October through to Christmas. It seems like they never rest lol.

I saw some good action earlier this week when grouse hunting. Saw some fresh rubs and scrapes and bumped a pair of does walking thru the bush.

Id say were still in the phases of the first rut. The 2nd rut is typically in December in Ontario and they say its about a month after peak breeding in the November rut.

Still some great deer hunting ahead of us. Good luck to you all

Just saw a nice 10 pointer with 2 does on the edge of bean field. Looked like he was tending his scrape.
That was at 11:30 am.
I seem to see more deer when its raining, and it was raining.

You saw the bucks I take pics of :D

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Buddy called me today and watched a buck chase a doe around in circles for about 5min. in a cut corn field about 9 am rut is definitely on again. wmu 68B. Unfortunately,I am at work until l Wednesday, can't wait to get the smoke pole out!! Black powder is the best season of all in my opinion!

I added pics from this week
Here in Ajax I think this is the first Rut no activity till this week

I'm in the Ottawa area. Last year no activity on the land I hunt till the night of the Nov 28th, scrapes and bucks on camera during the day with their noses to the ground. This year was the night of the 22nd. Not sure if it's the first rut or that is when the big boys travel trough this land.

Just got in form my blind in 53 and had a buck hang-up 40 yds out behind some trees at 4:50ish and then turn around and go back the way he came. I had a curiosity stick burning and I don't think he liked it. First time I've ever seed a deer while burning one of these and it was the last in the pack but after two weeks without a single daytime deer (buck or doe) pic on two trail cams, I was willing to try anything.... Did get a pic of a doe at night and then a buck following about an hour later with his nose to the ground about midnight (but that was on the 18th). Tried heat bleat, tending grunts and regular grunts in the morning and no response... I'll try my stand tomorrow.

Rodbender
Those are some awesome pics! Do you hunt deer?