Talked to a guy today while I was trimming brush on the sides of the road. Asked him if he has been seeing any buck or any big ones. He said that he hasn't seen anything lately. Funny I said, just watched 4 different buck come down the hill on the other side of his woods from his house trailing a doe. that was yesterday. This is only about 150 yards from his house. been seeing them chasing for about a week or so. Seen a small albino 6 point and a big 6 chasing a doe last week while working. Even got a few pics with my cell phone camera.

I agree Bull. 

The Drury Boys are on now...shhh.

Ironhed

Thank's to all the expert answers,I've learned so much off the puter(about the rut),compare to 46 years in the woods,thanks to all that helped me get my pre-rut buck this year in Pa.,can anybody out there help me in Ohio? I'm a rookie when it comes to hunting 140-180 class whitetails like the rest of you experts.My son's 25 years old and be willing to bet has killed more bucks and deer than some of you hard hitting buck masters,and where did he learn this? Not off the puter,the apple doesn't fall to far from the tree. Thanks IRONHED,a very enlighting post,it made my season so much better,I think I know what Im doing wrong now? Well it's 3:20 and I better head to Ohio soon,I really feel good about today,I'll post my pic's of my 180 I've been hunting him for 46 years,he's going down hill this year,but he's still doggin,pushin,chasin does,lockdown can't be too far away,can it?

You're welcome.
Good luck in Ohio.
I answered your question, now I have one for you...
Do you know what "heavy-horned" means?
Thanks in advance.

Ironhed

p.s. I love sarcasm and sarcastic people!  I like you Tuna.

Come on ironhed we're not in iowa or illinois a 120 inch buck for pa is a giant.Are you sure you know what you're looking at?I saw 7 bucks on a all day sit yesterday in washington all crusing and one dogging not even close to been over.Look at the moon phases the rutting moon isn't till nov 21.I passed on one scrub seven and had a 18 inch 8 point at 45 yards but never gave me a good shot so i passed on him.I could also say i left a 120 inch buck go again come guy that's an awesome buck for pa.

Sorry but a 120 inch deer is not a giant in pa. It is a very nice buck but if you have enough time to put in you can have a legitmate chance of getting a shot at an 110-130 inch deer every year, at least in the area I hunt. Now a 140+ inch deer is a different story.

Plenty of does around.

+1 ....

Seven trips in the woods and NO DEER! It's almost like they vanished. We go spotting and they are everywhere, All doe no bucks. Rut is late in Northern Butler County. I've hunted there for years and never had it this bad. There are plenty of deer just not moving in the daylight. Allegheny County still is fine though. I intend on whacking at least 2-3 doe this week before beer season.

My wife called me on the way to work this morning and she saw two bucks -- both yutes (one a small 6 and the other a spike) -- that were hit and killed 5 yards apart.  They weren't there last night at 10 PM, but they were both dead this morning at 7:30.
 
Wonder if they were chasing does or just out for a beer.

Who are these Drury Bros that you speak of?  Archery Gods?

On the way from work on rt 28 tonight I could see a good size deer in the distance on a ridge about 35 yrds above the road(the flat by shaler water works) as I got closer I could see it was a mature 8pt (scrub rack) looked like he was looking at the road. Once I got right to the deer I could see a doe standing beside the road. Things did not look good for her no matter which way she went.

Yes I agree there's a lot big deer,but a 120 is a very respectable deer,a lot of talk of big one's but not much killing. Ironhed,how does the great master age live deer? I can make a guess,but till you look at the lower jaw,it's a guess.My son and I have kill some nice mature deer in the past 5 years and a lot have been 2 1/2 year old year that field dressed body weights of 150- 200 lbs ,racks have been 7 to 11 pts,with spreads of 16 1/2 - 19 1/4,some of you trophy hunters will pass,but not my son or I,it's Pa. Not where the DRURY BROTHERS HUNT.

Yes I agree there's a lot big deer,but a 120 is a very respectable deer,a lot of talk of big one's but not much killing. Ironhed,how does the great master age live deer? I can make a guess,but till you look at the lower jaw,it's a guess.My son and I have kill some nice mature deer in the past 5 years and a lot have been 2 1/2 year old year that field dressed body weights of 150- 200 lbs ,racks have been 7 to 11 pts,with spreads of 16 1/2 - 19 1/4,some of you trophy hunters will pass,but not my son or I,it's Pa. Not where the DRURY BROTHERS HUNT.

I don't know, Tuna.  Maybe I age deer like you observe and kill "heavy-racked" and "old warrior" bucks. lol

I know, I know...you've spent 46 years deer hunting so all must bow, I know, I know.  I respect that.  But surely by now(after 46 years) you are NOT calling a "mature" deer, 2.5 years old?  Really?

And after the 46 years-thingy, you should know by now that including number of points and spread measurements in a conversation about deer's age is totally irrelevant.  I know, I know, it's the sarcastic thing, right?

Also, during the entire 46 years, did you spend all that money to send out the deer's lower jawbones to have them professionally aged?  That's a lot of money, man! 
Or, are you one of those self-proclaimed "finger-testers?"  You know, stick the finger in the mouth, feel the molars and spout off an age?  Maybe you have one of those jawbone plaques(probably from a deer farm in Michigan) hanging on your wall to compare/contrast ages?  Just some wild guesses here.

I'd love to see a "nice mature" 2.5 year old PA buck that goes 200lbs!

It was fun for awhile but now it's gettin' a little old, Tuna. 

Ironhed

Saw a big bodied buck chasing a doe through a field in Round Hill Park last night.   Light was fading so I couldn't tell how big the rack was but from over 200 yds away, I could see antler in the fading light.  If work weren't so busy I'd be out there filming....

I don't know about the real deer but they are humpin' the fake ones.


This is in my buddy's yard in Boalsburg, near State College. Yes, that is a 3D target and one horny buck.




I've gotten some blood on 3D targets rear end in the past.