2020 Rut Report. What County? Action seen?

[Outdoorsfellar]

They're going after 'em these past few nights

 

[Clay Showalter]

Guess the rut is over. Lol

 

[Outdoorsfellar]

I had a lil shit come thru earlier following some does

 

[hickslawns]

Both the shooters I saw today were following yearlings. I'm guessing they will be coming into estrous soon. Or the big boys were just ready for some more actions and checking them.

 

[Smawgunner]

Hunted from sun up to sun down yesterday in Athens county. Didn't see one goddamn deer. Did Dewine cancel the freaking rut?

 

[Clay Showalter]

Hunted from sun up to sun down yesterday in Athens county. Didn't see one goddamn deer. Did Dewine cancel the freaking rut?

Did the same thing in Meigs county with the same results, no deer, very odd

 

[Outdoorsfellar]

Did Dewine cancel the freaking rut?

 

[mrbighorns]

Hunted all day yesterday Licking co. Had a nice 10 in the morning, hung up in thick brush- no interest in can. Saw same deer at last light and same scenario, different stand. I was hoping for some more cruising looking for does

 

[hickslawns]

I should add- 2 shooters in gun range yesterday. Threw grunts, can calls, even tried snort wheeze on each of them. One of them stopped. Then started walking again. The other had no interest. They were on the trails of luke warm young does. I don't think they were quite ready yet.

 

[giles]

Hunted highland County all weekend. We seen a bunch of deer but it was either bucks or does. Nothing together or being followed/chased. Felt like early season, not november.

 

["J"]

Buddy is out in Carroll county and is seeing chasing going on around him. Getting a blow by blow of the action

 

[giles]

Does were back with their fawns.

 

[Stressless]

Secondary rut for some yearlings that break out and some does that spilled thru the breeding craze in Nov. Peak breeding is 11 Nov, per fawn drop so 28 days later, 9 Dec in our part of the woods so anywhere a week either side of that.

Jeff - reviews the wave tops for this phase. Foot Stomp -> "Unpressured _______".

 

[Steelheadtracker]

What is your guys overall consensus on where we arw rut wise as a state?

 

[Bowkills]

 

[giles]

Between ruts. This rain and cold front should spark things off again. Going to be a good gun season.

 

[Bowkills]

I don't get to see any of the second phase as Almost all landscape gets hammered hard all week. There will be groups of 40 to 50 deer in a few sanctuary wood lots by weeks end where bucks still get frisky.

 

[Bowkills]

Well I've consistantly seen locked down pairs since early November. I believe I might see battle royal today. 3 bucks out in a field one small doe.

 

[Bowkills]

Scrap that last comment. Viewing from 3/4 a mile away. My new assumption is hot doe fawn mature buck locked on her. Momma and other fawn wondering what's going on. He won't let momma near but it's not a hair raised sideways step with another buck. Going to varify.

 

[Bowkills]

confirmed I need better optics for viewing in the prairie part of the state. Scenario number two wins. Another 1st for me. Buck running doe off to nail daughter....