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Yep! Ryan(redheadhunter)mentioned his buddy saw a 140+" buck with a doe yesterday or the day before. Sounds like in some areas it's started all ready.
Oh, that's a great pic Ron! Looks like something Mike Biggs or LL the 3rd would take! :smiley_clap:
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The rut is a 3 month thing... you guys know that! Sure, most of 'em come in mid-November, but a couple of weeks either way isn't out of the norm.
Cool pic! That is a buck that can be walked up on and shot stone dead right there!
Cool pic! That is a buck that can be walked up on and shot stone dead right there!
Rutin
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Gordo
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I agree with Brock, just a few early birds coming in like every year. The peak in about 10-18 days the highest number of does will be in, just like every other year.
Most everything in nature follows a Gaussian or normal" distribution. Whether you are measuring height, weight, people's recovery time to the flu, caloric intake, whatever it is; if the sample size is large enough it will exhibit characteristics of a normal or bell shape curve.
The timing or distribution of the rut is no different.
The reaction on forums to early or late breeding would be similar to seeing one of the world's shortest or tallest people. These are more rare, outlying type events that can leave you scratching your head.
Now if u see a breeding pair say on nov 10th, no big deal right. That's like walking past some 5'10" guy at the gas station, ya never look twice. That's because it is expected or "normal".
Very few does are bred in September, just like there are very few 4ft adult-human males.
Very few does are bred in february, just like there are few 7.5+ adult-human males.
Most adult males are 5'9-5'10, much like most of the does are bred in the first 2 weeks of November.
It all boils down to statistics if the sample size is large enough. Don't go crazy reacting to an early or outlier event.
If you don't believe me look at this link:
http://www.outdoorlife.com/blogs/big-buck-zone/2013/09/more-calling-rut-numbers-don’t-lie
The timing or distribution of the rut is no different.
The reaction on forums to early or late breeding would be similar to seeing one of the world's shortest or tallest people. These are more rare, outlying type events that can leave you scratching your head.
Now if u see a breeding pair say on nov 10th, no big deal right. That's like walking past some 5'10" guy at the gas station, ya never look twice. That's because it is expected or "normal".
Very few does are bred in September, just like there are very few 4ft adult-human males.
Very few does are bred in february, just like there are few 7.5+ adult-human males.
Most adult males are 5'9-5'10, much like most of the does are bred in the first 2 weeks of November.
It all boils down to statistics if the sample size is large enough. Don't go crazy reacting to an early or outlier event.
If you don't believe me look at this link:
http://www.outdoorlife.com/blogs/big-buck-zone/2013/09/more-calling-rut-numbers-don’t-lie
Gordo
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Ahhhh. My old stomping grounds. He may get shot by cross fire if old parma is still going the direction it was when my folks left. lol
Gordo
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