what would you do?

I went spotting tonight after I got done hunting and seen 4 shooter bucks from the property across your mine. I would say roughly a quarter mile away. One group of four bucks and.one group of three bucks.. the one buck is in the hitlist he is a stud. So do I move closer in on them or sit and wait for the bucks to break up? All deer were in fields one corn one pasture..

A lot of eyes and noses to deal with. Plus, bucks still running together says they ain't love struck and most likely won't be goofy yet.

Wait, but watch as, you may have to move. When love is in the air Mr. Dominant will be looking for the doe in heat. Find the bedding area of this doe and studly will be along. Watch doe and study the tarsal glands for color. These glands will become very dark as the doe comes into heat. If you find that doe so will your buck. You just need to be there before he is as, he most likely won't pay attention to you.

How'd I do?

Barely fished bh too busy with work.. trucks in body shop now hoping to get out Saturday for deer and grouse

Kota I actually made my first ever mock scrape about three days ago. I have no vehicle to go hunting because its in the shop but apparently a big buck came out from.my patch of woods tonight and into the field

Ain't it the truth!!!!

Just when ya think ya got em figured out; they vanish!

Getting ready to do some still hunting just so I can see waasup in the forest and fields.

Rained a bit so I am hoping for some quiet tippy toeing thru the trees.

PGC says there is a abundance of deer so, I'm off to find them.

That's why it's called hunting; so, I've been told.

I call it blowing smoke........


Good luck and I hope you kill (my bad) "harvest" a big one..

Things taste better on a stick.

Ed, IMO too many things can happen if you wait,most of them bad,like him moving out,other hunters moving in,getting hit by a vehicle etc. I say strike when the iron is hot.  sam

and dont over hunt the stand. maybe put one in both places and hunt them according to the wind.

Was four doe in field with them so the doesare aaround

The bigger bucks know it is not time yet to waste much energy chasing does that are uninterested. Food is still key but it is changing rapidly this time of the year. The white oaks are drying up around here. I checked some red oaks yesterday and they are beginning to drop with a lot up there to come down.

I have seen bucks still traveling together. Two more weeks fellas then things will change with funnels and doe bedding areas being the keys. Until then, food still is up top.

Most of our oaks are down and have been for a week or more. Several high wind days helped them along.
Have one active small buck in my area with a scrape line around the perimeter of a block of woods.
Watched a legal but small buck work a sapling two days ago.
So far in 18 sits out of 8 different locations have had 5 small bucks, one smaller but legal buck and one doe in shooting range.
It's still a bit early.

Lots of good advice in this thread so far.  Especially about the changing food sources and waiting for the rut.
 
If it were me personally, I would give it another two weeks before I went after him.  Then I would do like DPMS says and hunt the funnels and edges of doe bedding areas while keeping the wind in your favor. 

Im going to check.my mock scrape cam today ill report back

BeenThereDoneThat.
Interesting and well thought out advice. Now if I can put it all to use and get me one of them shooter bucks the PGC keeps talking about.

On another note; is it legal for the holder of lifetime license to kill (sorry) harvest 'antlerless deer' during the special firearms season provided that, said hunter has the appropriate 'Antlerless Tag'? Also, can said hunter use any legal weapon?

Yes to all
 
BH

On another note; is it legal for the holder of lifetime license to kill (sorry) harvest 'antlerless deer' during the special firearms season provided that, said hunter has the appropriate 'Antlerless Tag'? Also, can said hunter use any legal weapon?

 
 
 
BTDT ...bloody hands sort of has the WRONG answer to your questions.....
 
depends on the type of lifetime license they have...
 
if they have the senior lifetime COMBO (combo being the key word) then yes to both questions...
 
If they just have a senior lifetime license then "NO" to the last question, they would need either an archery tag and/or muzzleloader tag to use those type of weapons...
 
but they can only have one type weapon with them at a time....
i.e.=  no archery weapon and a "gun" at the same time ...
 
the lifetime COMBO includes your archery, muzzleloader and furtaker tags.... 

Thanks Doc. I forgot about having the appropriate stamp for the various weapons. I based my answer on my dads lifetime COMBO. Doc kinda has part of his answer wrong also. If you are legally licensed to conceal and carry, you are allowed to have your concealed gun while hunting with any other weapon.
 
BH