The Rut Is On !!!!

[mhall]

We have them chasing one day then acting like they could care less the next, it's weird. To Dang warm........................... I've let about 10 to 12 different bucks go so far all being very small up to 17 to 18 inch wide 8 pointers with 7 to 8 inch tines. Did see an absolute Pig Sunday chasing a Doe in the creek. I had the safety off twice and could not seal the deal. He stopped once and I had too much between he and I and then another running shot that just wasn't a good shot and I'm glad I didn't take it. Buck would probably score in the high 160's, I haven't seen one like that on our farm in a long time.

[kyfanatic]

I came in from my stand Sunday early to watch the Bengals,I had passed on 4 bucks since Sat. including a decent 8 pointer and let 7 or 8 does pass as well. No sooner than I leaned my .30-06 in the bedroom corner then I heard my dogs barking out front of the house,a huge 10 pointer was walking down the driveway with his nose to the ground and stopped when he heard the dogs at about 100 yards away,by the time I got to my rifle and back outside he had jumped over in some thick stuff,but i knew where he would come out so I hurried down the hollow behind the house and set up to wait,here comes two neighbors stomping down the fenceline oblivious to the buck watching them up the ridge,he turned and snuck off and I never got a look again.

This morning a huge 12 pointer ran across the road in front of me around the Portland area of Pendleton county,I was so busy watching him that I didn't see the two does that ran out behind him,I slammed on the brakes and barely bumped the 2nd doe enough to knock her sidewise and she kept on going,didn't hurt the truck either.I guess somebody going to their stand ran them out. I got busted on the ground yesterday by a buck in a cedar thicket when I used a fawn in distress call,in came in behind me and spotted me somehow even though it was thick.

I agree with MHall,just too warm to suit me.Me and the wife saw a doe on my place that still has a very young fawn with her,so they rut as late as they have to.