The Rut

Any one see any bucks chasing.  I saw a lot of rubs but no scrapes or any bucks chasing yet here in Somerset County.   Next week should be good.  Will hunt it hard next week.   Lots of bucks on camera but all are nocturnal.

Panfisher here in my little piece of NW Penn's Woods Cm not seeing much of anything saying the rut is in full swing.

Pictures of different bucks passing through but no swollen necks or dark stained tarsal glands as of latest pics.

Two rubs and two scrapes appeared untouched as of noon today. Makes me wonder if a more dominate buck may be gracing my hunting grounds with his presence.

Had heavy rains with thunder bumpers pass through last night, will be interesting to recheck the scrapes and the "Beaver Moon" blooms tomorrow night so I would venture to say the rut is on it's way. Stupid full moon gonna keep em nocturnal for a while, me thinks.

By the light of the silvery moon......

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4 lil bucks all 1.5 yr old yesterday chased in morning and evening around me.Miday they were in and out of bedding area with the largest staying there and butting heads with others when they came thru.
I have some rubs and more scrapes than ever on property.Big guys on cam at nite no daytime visits yet.I planted an acer of clover this year it has been hit hard last couple weeks but real hard tis week as most crops are down and no apples in my area.I am in 1B...WCW

  At 10:30 today a smallish 8 pt chased a doe right by me and neither ever stopped. I was talking on the cellphone to my son and stupidly kept talking. I glanced in direction they came from and there is an 18" buck 20 yards out coming on same chase. I didn't have enough time to get my thoughts straight let alone my crossbow. It was over quickly, and reminded me of why my brother always turned off his phone when hunting. 

Moses am I hearing a congratulations is in order?

Good deal...🍻

Was sitting on the patio with my wife and hunting buddy on Friday having a post pheasant hunt adult beverage and a small four point was chasing does around the field and yard for an hour.

My last three sits from my 3 best stands come up empty on any deer. Did pass on a nice little 8 point last week at 17 yards. He needed one more year. Seeing absolutely no rut activity here. Went spotting a couple nights this week and there were no buck harassing the does.
 

I wouldn't be wearing any doe pee and bend over in front of that dude...... eeeeeeewowww!!!  
 
                                                                                                                                             
 
 
That's a big boy!!  GOOD LUCK!

Things in my area have stopped completely. Have not seen a deer on my property or in the neighbor’s fields since 11/3. Hunted predawn to after dark yesterday and saw one nuthatch.

Have not seen a deer to or from work since 11/3 and I drive past several newly harvested soy bean fields not long after dark.

Slow rut action for me this year and many others. I was fortunate to get my tag on a good one, but I have not seen many deer over the past three weeks. Probably my slowest rutcation ever. 

BeenThereDoneThat.
I wouldn't be wearing any doe pee and bend over in front of that dude...... eeeeeeewowww!!!  
 
                                                                                                                                             
 
 
That's a big boy!!  GOOD LUCK!

I agree with you on that.   Rough looking buck there.   LOL

Wife has had bucks chasing all around her and one bedded down not far from her stand. Seems to be prime in our woods now. Can't wait until tomorrow morning!

Lots of action in 2D. 13 yr old son was off school yesterday, we chose a stand location out of the wind near a prime bedding. Constant action from right after 1st light when a doe came flying through at about 60 yds. Couple minutes later a decent 8 pt followed her path, then a spike and a busted rack buck followed. Maybe 15 minutes later we see a couple doe off to our left feed through in front of us, he lays off hoping for one of those bucks to come back through but nothing. Round 815 I catch movement behind us about 40 yds away its a large 8pt moving very quickly, grunts and snort wheezes do nothing to slow him down, he just keeps cruising. At about 840 we hear chasing coming our way its a single doe with a 6pt, 7 pt and 5 pt without brow tines hot in her. They are pushing her all around us but not in any shooting lanes, this goes on for about a half hour when the 5pt finally comes into a lane at 22 yds. My son fires and connects right behind the shoulder. Buck puts his head down and runs maybe 30 yds and begins to stagger, we watch him fall waited a little to make sure he was down and walk up to him at about 930 and he was down for the count. 7 bucks seen one harvested in a short morning hunt.

Moses congratulation to your son and his very proud father. 🍻