Ohio 2013 Rut Report.

[Buckmaster]

I just got back from Jefferson Co. I hunted Friday through Sunday. I saw two deer all weekend, a button buck and a big doe.
They vanished.

Actually they were up all night and slept all day. Damn, full moon.

I think I'm going to small game hunt on the weekends with a full moon. Deer hunting those weekends are a waste of my time.

 

[dante322]

I think some one was trying to find this thread. Brought it back to the top for em.

 

[epe]

Still never saw a increase in dead deer on the way to work in Columbus

 

[cotty16]

Saw bucks moving yesterday morning and this morning on my way to work. Looks like cruising going on.

 

[bowhunter1023]

I will listen to Alsheimer from here on out. I got impatient and forsake his 30 years of research. Or I may always take the third week of November off...

 

[ajupsman]

I was in Ohio 11/4-11/15. My buddy and I saw very little sign of the rut. Even the amount of rubs and scrapes were less than we've seen in the previous two seasons. Sounds like things are heating up this week just like Alsheimer said. Even here in NH things are heating up this week. I think I'm going to buy his calendar for 2014. I'm not going to treat it like it's the gospel on when to hunt but I will at least take it in to account when planning my Ohio hunt. We are considering going out for weeks 2 & 3 of November next year instead of weeks 1 & 2.

 

[Blackbeard]

This is the week, been hearing from several buddies that the big bucks are on their feet and they are having their best sightings all year, wish I was hunting too.

 

[Boarhead]

Been pretty slow out lately but my buddy shot a nice buck yesterday at 2pm.Him and several bucks were in a standing cornfield with a hot doe.Grossd 162.I think the rest of this week and thanksgiving week could be really good for the big boys.

 

[WoodCoDep]

I think we're in lock down here in my neck of the woods. I've seen two small bucks this morning. They're the only thing I've seen in 4 sits...this flat out sucks. I did hear a little chasing across holler from me but too thick to see.

 

[JD Boyd]

Saw two good bucks this morning with small bucks watching them tend their doe. Been 10 days now since I hunted and itsmaking me sick...

 

[Buckmaster]

Been 10 days now since I hunted and itsmaking me sick...

Yeah, Fugg Work!

 

[hickslawns]

3 more days until i get to hunt again. Chasing, breeding was wrapping up on my last few sits. Hoping to see big boys cruising again and checking scrapes/seeking when I hit the woods next.

 

["J"]

Here's the buck that I watched breed a doe a couple weekends ago.... Should of arrowhead his dumb ass hahahaha!!!!!

 

[Buckmaster]

Here's the buck that I watched breed a doe a couple weekends ago.... Should of arrowhead his dumb ass hahahaha!!!!!View attachment 18019

What's deer's name? Huck?

 

[Concordmeadowsfarm]

Been a different year for sure. Hunting a lot, not seeing rut. Have noticed past 2 days road kill bucks increasing Athens>Columbus. Deer out and about at noon today, bucks and does. I've gotten same report from 2 other hunters this am. Hoping rut just hitting late...

 

[xbowguy]

2 Monster Bucks locked on does sighted around licking in the last 48 hrs. Seen a descent 8 today with a doe pinned down in the corner of a fence. He stood over her for over 4 hrs. I'd say the breedin' part is on.

 

[finelyshedded]

Saw my first slob buck(150+ 10) standing over a doe 70 yards off a busy rural road last night at 5:00. It's about friggin time!!! Lol

 

[Boarhead]

Sat all day today and saw 6 different bucks between 11:30 and 1oclock.A couple descent ones the rest small.Saw a few does and then 3 more bucks at 4 harrassing the does.At 5:15 saw a huge buck but 350 yds away with a doe.Things are starting to finally pick up.It has been on and off but am starting to see some of the bigger bucks up and moving now.Next week should be great and some big studs studs should hit the ground.

 

[brock ratcliff]

I'm a firm believer the true giants tend to die in the second half of November. While there is nothing more exciting than the first couple of weeks of November, the second half is king for the truly rare ones. My buddy Andy helped to prove that point tonight. When I first saw the summer trail cam pics, I thought the thing would be close to 200 typical. I have no idea what the thing scores, I don't have that many fingers and didn't take time to do any math tonight...but it's a giant! G2- over 14", G3's - 12ish. Mass is unreal. Just a giant! It aint over fellas. Get yourself in a tree!

Sorry I didn't get any better pics, but here's what I snapped.

 

[bowhunter1023]

Spent 8 hours strapped to the same tree today an saw no sign of rut. Heard about 10-15 seconds of chasing at last light. Once again, I missed the rut. I haven't seen good chasing in years...