Hunting So. IN. From what I have seen, it's still mainly the dinks on their feet during daylight. Biggest deer I saw all weekend was a baskethead 6. Saw him twice so you know he's looking for love lol. I almost shot a spike that had antlers so small they might have passed as a doe. (In Indiana 1 antler must be at least 3" to be a buck). At 30 yards and first light, those little things were HARD to see! I would have been pizzed off if that little guy burnt up my buck tag! So...who's seeing what and where are you hunting? I gotta believe that this cold front coming thrutoday/tonight is going to get the big boys up and moving!
Went and took a quick peek at where my stand is set up yesterday and there's a lot of scrapes out there...a few decent sized rubs. Looks like they are running the ridge lines hard....and my stand is set up right on one of the ridge trails that they are working hard. Wall hanger or button buck is all the same to me. If its brown its down. My BIL is hunting with me Saturday and he's already filled his buck tag. He's going to set up on a good spot for does though.
Rut is late this year in the MW. Predictions were it would peak in late Nov which is about two weeks late and so far from what I've seen it's holding true. Lots of small 2-3 year old bucks on there feet but very little activity and I've seen no chasing yet. In another week it will be goin crazy.
Lots of active scraps before the storm. Nothing after. You can smell that the does are in heat. If you get a big whiff of them probably 3 does with in 100 yds. Wow the hill was stinking!
Sat out in the kids "tree house" the other evening for the first time but didn't see a thing. Certainly no stinking hills around here!
I saw one fresh scrape but not a single deer this weekend. Very few shots as well with the exception of Friday night. The hunt continues!!!
Went Friday night and saw 15. Woods is tore up...scrapes...rubs...heavy trails. Not a lot of shooting too. Wind is blowing every direction and I got busted before anything got in range.
15?!?!?! Holy chit! I hunt large woods so seeing 15 in one hunt just doesn't happen for me. Im starting to give up on the horns and looking for freezer packages. *enters lukem's IP address and starts location services* LOL Your treestand may be comprimised!
15 is pretty unusual for me....but they were up and moving before that front pushed through. I think I'm done for this season. Might try my luck in late firearms season if it isn't too cold.
Same here.....Getting the cold weather gear and muzzleloader ready. Time for the shot gunners to lay down there arms! Here one of my ponchos reversible with polar fleece in the middle. Weights in over 5 lbs but back pack it and throw that on and there is nothing you cant set through.
I rolled a couple does this Saturday evening. Marlin 1894 and a corbon 300 grain hp. Both dropped in their tracks. Crapo cell pics...had to get em out in the dark. 1 good sized one and one of her 2 kids. Freezer is about there now.
Do you guys weigh them yourself? I check them on online so I never see a check station to get weighed.
Just a good guess when we hoist them up in the shop. I am checking them in on line to. You see the weather for opening black powder? Grab the snow camo!
No horns for a few weeks now. Just using the public trails in this snow. One deer seen one brought back. (This one was shot by someone else) We do all the processing at my shop. It was a white knuckle trip Friday night for sure. Nothing was plowed and had to hand shovel our site. Oh and to the out house. Saturday 3 more campers showed up but that was it.
