Ohio 2013 Rut Report.
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Didn't see a thing this morning .. Winds are gusting pretty good and lots of train traffic might have some of the cause... Had that damn yote under my stand again.... That little sob has too die.... Usually have some deer movement before 9 just not today.....
well big 0 for me this morning, got one buddy still in a tree with a big 8 point locked down with a doe by his stand. another buddy watched a buck breed a doe and a saw 6 other buck including a 140 to 150 inch buck. was in my best spot this morning and to say the least I am not real happy. have to figure something out for tonight.
I couldn't stare at the 5 doe bedded down any longer. I had to get out for a break. I'm with Bonemonger... time to think.
As far as rut activity? What rut? 5 doe bedded and no bucks sniffing around?
As far as rut activity? What rut? 5 doe bedded and no bucks sniffing around?
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They aren't gonna stay bedded down forever. If you were in what you believe to be your best spot, that's the place to be tonight! Good luck!
Lots of activity in Harrison county. My buddy had mature 9 chasing doe hard and lots of little bucks cruising. 20 does and 9 bucks between two guys so far today
Buddy wacked a nice 13 pointer with split brows at 9:30 this morning!!! He heard him coming through a corn field. He said he would walk them stop then walk. He steps out and sniffs a scrape takes two steps and he shoots him. Will have pics up on saturday sometime. This is in wood county.
I have hope in Allen county. Saw 2 different year and half bucks cruising this morning. Had a nice buck dogging 2 does midday like he wanted to kill them. It was as intense if chasing as you could imagine. First all day sit of year. Crossing my fingers they move early and drag some big boys out.
ImpalaSSpeed96
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my buddy in Morgan has activity, they shot a nice 9 last night with trash, 13 total. I'm about 15 miles away in muskingum on state land and zero rut activity. saw two bucks the first night, the yearling was cruising, no surprise. The 2.5, nothin. Saw nothing yesterday, sat all day. Saw the 2.5 again today while scouting, again he was up to nothing. I've had zero response to any calling... My hopes are not up. Only positive is I know I won't see another hunter back here!
Big_Holla
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What few does we have seen this week have always been with their fawns and unmolested. Some grunting here and there but everything just seems off or perhaps delayed.
Ashtabula county 8pt to the ears buck chasing 4 does around 3pm. Pretty quiet the rest of the day.
Switch has flipped at least on one property I hunt. Cruising young bucks. Seriously intense chasing midday. By evening, the chasing had ended and our buck friend was courting the doe he had been intensely chasing earlier. I thought I was going to witness deer porn live and in person. It really was awesome to witness. Just ran out of daylight.
LOTS of deer moving all day today in NW Ohio. Mostly 1.5 yr old bucks, though... I did see a couple in the 120-135 range but most were all dinks. Most bucks were seeking but 2 bucks were hot on the trail of does. It's heating up!
I have yet too see a buck dogging a doe little or big.... Does are with fawns and bucks are by themselves.... NE part of the state.... Columbiana county....
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J, it isn't going to be long for you. Those does will get right in a few days, and when they do you'll be in business!
warren county here, just last two days starting seeing deer moving around on my way to work. Went out and sat all day in couple different places today. Saw a spike and two does come right by me, Brother in law on same farm had an 8 pt walk by him at 830 this am, cousin had a buck cruising by and a doe. Pulled trail cam cards I put in Tuesday evening. Up to that point I was only getting 3 or 4 pics a week of couple does or small hatracked buck. Todays pics from tuesday nite until noon today, had 5 or 6 different nice bucks on the cam at different times of the day and nite. Finally got a couple pics of the One I have been chasing for the last two years...See my post of 10/31/12 called The Boss. He has shrunk a bit but still pretty massive. Probably in the mid 160s now vs the 180 range last year. Good activity all the sudden. Gonna do an all day tomorrow in the stand. THinking Warren county is about to bust open with the sudden increase in nice Buck activity. Wooo Hoooo 
Saw same spike and broken 4 point tonight. Just came through looking for food and then moved on. At dark left and as I was driving up the lane, a huge 8 was checking scrapes and looking like he was hot on the trail of something. That's good news. First, I didn't know he was still alive (saw him on trailcam only once and second, maybe that means things will pick up tomorrow!
Good evening in SE Ohio. Fifteen yards and a lot of deer just not the right ones.