The Rut CAN"T be on...

[machron]

3 bucks on camera, all at midnight, sat from 530 to 2 all week and only saw 3does fifteen mins before the end of the controlled hūnt here in 78a...not even seeing deer moving around anywhere...

[Fishinchris]

The rut hasn't fired up here yet wmu 56 very slow this week only seen one scrape so far. I'm pretty sure the number of deer here might be as low as half of what I'm used to seeing not good

[klums]

It is in crazy full swing down here around chatham, I've seen about 10 different bucks in the last few days and got chased by a frisky buck that thought I was his girlfriend.

[Dan1]

Signs of rutting started last Sunday for me, rattled in 2 bucks, couldn't close the deal. Rattled in a big 9 pointer on Tues who made it to the meat pole. This upcoming 2 weeks bow hunting should be crazy busy with activity. This week it appeared a lot of younger bucks were hanging around the does. Tagged out for shotgun, but still have an additional archery tag left.

[ch312]

The rut starts within the same few days every year. Always has, always will.

Unless someone knows how to shorten or lengthen how much daylight we have at this time of year?

[stilchen67]

Just got home from the cabin outside of Kincardine. Not many scrapes or rubs, hunted in a valley were that has always produced bucks- last year took a ten and eleven pointer there. Not one sighting! A good number of our deer went down due to winter die -off last year and most of them are now hanging in the standing corn. Stopped at an accident last night. A women hit a buck and you could smell the musk on him. He was rutting hard. Should be good the next 2 weeks.

[DanO]

The rut starts within the same few days every year. Always has, always will.

Unless someone knows how to shorten or lengthen how much daylight we have at this time of year?

Bingo! It doesn't vary year to year give or take a day or two.

[x_xeon_x]

It's on you just haven't seen many deer.

[darrellf]

Are you kidding, i saw a nice buck standing beside the 401 tending a doe 200 feet from 8000 cars going 120 its on 100% just need to get a good spot. Its always on first 2 weeks of nov for sure!

[JBen]

Yesterday was very strange. Almost as if they have gone into lockdown.
Saw a couple nice 8s hot on does Saturday, and in the days leading up a few here and there.
Yesterday I counted or bumped near 20 Does....Not a single buck anywhere and I covered a handful of area's/spots from open fields, to woodlots to thick gnarly spots.

Not a single buck seen or bumped despite lots of Does around