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Post by hornzilla on Oct 17, 2014 15:02:23 GMT -5
I spent several hours this morning riding our horses in Green Sullivan Forest with my daughter. We seen several tracks in the horse trails since all the rain. Was watching but didn't see one single scrape or horn rub. That's unusual for the part that we were riding. There's one section at always seams to be "bucky".
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Post by jjas on Oct 17, 2014 16:32:38 GMT -5
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Post by dbd870 on Oct 18, 2014 10:53:35 GMT -5
Looks like it could be a trickle rut. I have no idea what that means, I just wanted to be the first to say it this year.
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Post by mission5 on Oct 19, 2014 23:18:48 GMT -5
All the deer on my wall and the one I killed tonight have all been killed in the last two weeks of October! No action whatsoever until then. I definitely think things are getting going now.
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Post by huntingchick19 on Oct 19, 2014 23:36:32 GMT -5
for me always been last two weeks in october and first two in november.and I'm with yall what in the world is a trickle rut? heard it many times but never been explained to me.
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Post by freedomhunter on Oct 20, 2014 5:56:18 GMT -5
I think the bucks are starting to cruise some from what I saw a few days ago, very surprising
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Post by dbd870 on Oct 20, 2014 6:35:37 GMT -5
Here is a quote from it: That really fits with what I saw last night. The doe came in spooky and then took off at a medium pace tail up and right behind her came the first spike. A minute later a bigger spike cam in from the same spot; he ended up 50yds out from me and the other spike came back to him and they started messing around together. After a chance to think about it I'm starting to wonder if that second spike wasn't a 2.5 yr old. Body was definitely bigger and the antlers had some actual spread went out past (or at least even with) the ears and wrapped around back in. I kept looking for more points and thinking to myself that can't be a spike, I'm just not seeing the other points, but it was.
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Post by swilk on Oct 20, 2014 7:05:17 GMT -5
for me always been last two weeks in october and first two in november.and I'm with yall what in the world is a trickle rut? heard it many times but never been explained to me. Trickle rut .... bottom line the rut we hunters "see" seems to trickle out over a period of time instead of an intense and short rutting phase. Moon. Weather. Other variables are thought to contribute or are blamed.
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Post by jordanffemt on Oct 20, 2014 7:13:38 GMT -5
Buddy seen a spike mount a doe yesterday evening
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Post by tenring on Oct 20, 2014 7:19:21 GMT -5
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Post by boonechaser on Oct 20, 2014 7:32:43 GMT -5
Moon phase feeding prediction's are much more accurate then weatherman weather prediction's IMO. This weekend feeding pattern's called for after dark and before first light feeding period's. Hunting all weekend and saw 4 does during shooting light. Shined hay field last night about 11:oo p.m and counted 37 deer. (Coincidence?) Did see a few rub's and a few scrapes along field edge's starting to be opened up and feeding pattern's are much more favorable toward's end of week into this weekend. Temp's will be dropping into mid 30's by mid week as well, so I look for some much better activity during daylight hour's by this weekend. "When the frost hit's the pumpkin's, is the time to go big buck huntin."
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Post by MuzzleLoader on Oct 20, 2014 7:45:02 GMT -5
Saw a buck and doe this morning going to work coming out the corn field, the buck had his head shoved up her rear.
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Post by esshup on Oct 20, 2014 12:48:49 GMT -5
From the signs that I'm seeing and the activity on the trail cams, I think that article is correct.
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Post by boonechaser on Oct 20, 2014 14:10:40 GMT -5
Normally the Northern counties will start seeing rutting action a few days ahead of central counties followed by us southern counties. I like the Oct 25th date as a starting to get serious date for my hunting area's in southern Indiana. Looking back on my deer logs about 90 percent of my 120 plus deer have all been taken between oct 25th and Nov 25th. So i will be in a tree stand as much as I can during those 30 days. No doubt you will see some 1.5 yr olds and a few 2.5 year olds doing some chasing now and we should start seeing a occassional good buck start getting posted on here. (1st good one yesterday) I work in the Insurance field so a "big indicator" that thing's are on is car/deer collsion's. Had one reported this morning. (Small 4 pt), during the peak chasing phase we will probably have 10-15 deer claims in 2 or 3 days, then it tamper's off.
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Post by boonechaser on Oct 20, 2014 14:10:50 GMT -5
Normally the Northern counties will start seeing rutting action a few days ahead of central counties followed by us southern counties. I like the Oct 25th date as a starting to get serious date for my hunting area's in southern Indiana. Looking back on my deer logs about 90 percent of my 120 plus deer have all been taken between oct 25th and Nov 25th. So i will be in a tree stand as much as I can during those 30 days. No doubt you will see some 1.5 yr olds and a few 2.5 year olds doing some chasing now and we should start seeing a occassional good buck start getting posted on here. (1st good one yesterday) I work in the Insurance field so a "big indicator" that thing's are on is car/deer collsion's. Had one reported this morning. (Small 4 pt), during the peak chasing phase we will probably have 10-15 deer claims in 2 or 3 days, then it tamper's off.
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Post by shouldernuke on Oct 20, 2014 15:55:06 GMT -5
Sure looks like the rut will happen at exactly the same time it has over say the last 65 -70 years here and I will go way way out on a limb and say the peak of rut will happen exactly the same 10-12 days it has always has .Guys when you get that the rut dates do not change in the areas you hunt from year to year you will not need to be guessing every year .
I will be after it hard in about 2 weeks and it will not slow down until the last week of gun season passes unless I score like normal in the first two weeks of NOV.
Good luck all the Moon ,the temp ,and the other silly things has nothing to do with the real rut trigger its the amount of sunlight produced in the day and that is what triggers the doe herd into rut .Nothing more nothing less in this part of the country ,.The doe herd will breed at the best time to ensure the survival of the fawns they have nature sees to this .
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Post by greghopper on Oct 20, 2014 16:20:24 GMT -5
Sure looks like the rut will happen at exactly the same time it has over say the last 65 -70 years here and I will go way way out on a limb and say the peak of rut will happen exactly the same 10-12 days it has always has .Guys when you get that the rut dates do not change in the areas you hunt from year to year you will not need to be guessing every year . I will be after it hard in about 2 weeks and it will not slow down until the last week of gun season passes unless I score like normal in the first two weeks of NOV. Good luck all the Moon ,the temp ,and the other silly things has nothing to do with the real rut trigger its the amount of sunlight produced in the day and that is what triggers the doe herd into rut .Nothing more nothing less in this part of the country ,.The doe herd will breed at the best time to ensure the survival of the fawns they have natutre sees to this . I knew one day we could/would agree on something ...
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Post by Sasquatch on Oct 20, 2014 16:40:57 GMT -5
I haven't seen anything but friends of mine are reporting early activity. I Took off some in early November so I hope it isn't super early.
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Post by hoosierquest on Oct 21, 2014 3:36:56 GMT -5
Sure looks like the rut will happen at exactly the same time it has over say the last 65 -70 years here and I will go way way out on a limb and say the peak of rut will happen exactly the same 10-12 days it has always has .Guys when you get that the rut dates do not change in the areas you hunt from year to year you will not need to be guessing every year . I will be after it hard in about 2 weeks and it will not slow down until the last week of gun season passes unless I score like normal in the first two weeks of NOV. Good luck all the Moon ,the temp ,and the other silly things has nothing to do with the real rut trigger its the amount of sunlight produced in the day and that is what triggers the doe herd into rut .Nothing more nothing less in this part of the country ,.The doe herd will breed at the best time to ensure the survival of the fawns they have natutre sees to this . I knew one day we could/would agree on something ... I agree that the breeding happens around the same time every year but I also believe the weather and moon phase will effect visual rutting cues we see, like chasing, daytime activity etc. I
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Post by drs on Oct 21, 2014 3:56:50 GMT -5
Went out yesterday morning to look at another potential hunting site on my property. Saw a few rubs on medium sized pine trees and three fresh scrapes that weren't there three weeks ago. So Rut is starting down here in Central Kentucky.
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