2017 Annual Rut Report

[Bassman25]

Guys, lets update one another on how the deer movement is going.

I hunt in Kansas.

October 28th, first sit 27 degrees, morning hunt, I saw 20 does, not a single buck.

October 29th, second sit, evening hunt....had a shot at a trophy armadillo. temps were 70 degrees...no deer movement for me.

[Yamaharacer]

Middle TN, haven't seen any of the bucks we were getting pics of in Sept. Don't Kno where they've gone. Seen a couple does and the wife seen a spike tailing a doe but that's it.

[mrlawler1]

The little bucks on my place in Lawrence and Wayne county Tennessee are harrassing the does like crazy but they don't know what they're trying to do just yet...sparring with each other grunting and carrying on.. Today it's 69 degrees slight breeze.. 4 does in the food plot this evening... Still got a ways to go... So many acorns in the woods it's a crap shoot trying to place a stand.. Seen one good buck this bow season and he seen me as I was getting this crossbow up on him...I can't stand this thing...

[Stoner]

Heard a couple people saying today that the rut is on here in central KY

[Roddy]

I saw two shooters yesterday afternoon. Lot's of scrape working and cruising by the bucks I'm seeing but no hard chasing yet.

[yetti462]

I shot an 8pointer chasing a doe yesterday, after that another 8 came through on same trail, then a 9 came through. Lots of scrapes cleaned out and good cool weather here in southern Indiana.

[Babe Winkleworm]

Western nebraska small bucks are feeling it still about 10 days out.

[Zoomworms]

They are chasing in central Arkansas.

[rclark1]

I shot a 9Pt Sunday. Was watching a 3 does and a basket 8 and blew my grunt call and the 9 came running at the 8. They started posturing, walking head down and sideways fixing to spar. If I would have let that happen, I am pretty sure I wouldn't have been able to shoot the 9. It would have made a great video if I had a camera though. The 9 had a split brow tine too.

[Flippinfreak]

Its getting stupid here in West central Ohio! Better buckle up if your in this area.

Mike

[bigfishingstud]

I seen a nice one headed down the edge of the timber at noon today, He wasn't running , but He wasn't far from it... His nose was right on the ground ...

[Mike Parish]

Had over 8 different bucks in daylight on camera last week. Pulled card today, been in since Saturday, only two bucks both together at night. West kentucky

[CaymasMan250]

Saw four fully mature bucks locked down on does yesterday when it was a cool 50* and nothing today and 94*. One of those Bucks yes was well over net 170. Enjoyed watching him for 10 minutes as he did his thing.

[mrlawler1]

Tons of scrapes and buck activity on camera... Got several sparring pics on camera.. I've got a ton of bucks on my place this year... Just haven't seen a number of decent bucks this year... But more than I can count 14 and 15 inch bucks are growing...

[Bassman25]

This weekend should be awesome!

[Roddy]

This weekend should be awesome!

It's going to be 70 here. Good thing I'm only working 2 more days this month.

[yetti462]

Had a date with my treestand planned for this morning. Woke up and hobbled out of bed, at what age does one realize they can't do what they did at age 25? Going to the chiropractor this morning and hopefully able to hunt hard this weekend and all next week. Buddy shot a whopper yesterday with a doe.

[mrlawler1]

First morning hunt with CVA and was teased severely by a really good 7 point buck working over a scrape line...I tried all I could do to put that 8th point on him... Need to work on my Jedi skills cause I couldn't make it grow thru them binoculars.. He had another small deer with him he kept pushing away.. So far this afternoon I've seen nothing on the clover food plot..

[Roddy]

Hot and wet here. The rut slowed with the heat.

[StratDude]

I found a bunch of fresh rubs and scrapes on our farm this weekend. Had a 5 point and 6 point come in to some grunting early yesterday morning. They were both trailing a doe when I first saw them.