What's everyone's opinion on a slow lousy rut this year?
Was thinking it was just my area, although after reading several boards in different areas, it seems slow everywhere? Just not seeing the number of good bucks taken across the boards, that this time typically brings. Seeing some here and there, but definitely seems like an off year everywhere?
I put in over 130hrs on stand and only saw 30 deer total, 17 bucks and 13 does. Nov 4th accounted for my best day seeing 1/3 of my total sightings on 1 day. I know previous EHD didn't help matters, so I try to keep it realistic with a 130 minimum, and the best I could of shot was a 115-120.
Every year most claim this timeframe we are in right now is the best for mature ones, but just not seeing it across the boards? My opinion, I believe the mature activity started way earlier than normal, and got this traditional should be good right now time, out of whack due to earlier activity? I even read on some boards where some are seeing no rutting activity, and are still waiting for it to begin? Are you kidding me, I believe it's pretty much over, and really don't see an uptick in activity until a 28 day cycle after the first round as some does recycle and the younger ones come in, which would put it around Thanksgiving? To me it's one of those so called trickle ruts, because it started too early, and will only come in spurts here and there. Unlike next year where the Full Moon falls on Nov, 12th, I would guess a very traditional rut with good activity the first 2 weeks of Nov., What's your opinion?
Was thinking it was just my area, although after reading several boards in different areas, it seems slow everywhere? Just not seeing the number of good bucks taken across the boards, that this time typically brings. Seeing some here and there, but definitely seems like an off year everywhere?
I put in over 130hrs on stand and only saw 30 deer total, 17 bucks and 13 does. Nov 4th accounted for my best day seeing 1/3 of my total sightings on 1 day. I know previous EHD didn't help matters, so I try to keep it realistic with a 130 minimum, and the best I could of shot was a 115-120.
Every year most claim this timeframe we are in right now is the best for mature ones, but just not seeing it across the boards? My opinion, I believe the mature activity started way earlier than normal, and got this traditional should be good right now time, out of whack due to earlier activity? I even read on some boards where some are seeing no rutting activity, and are still waiting for it to begin? Are you kidding me, I believe it's pretty much over, and really don't see an uptick in activity until a 28 day cycle after the first round as some does recycle and the younger ones come in, which would put it around Thanksgiving? To me it's one of those so called trickle ruts, because it started too early, and will only come in spurts here and there. Unlike next year where the Full Moon falls on Nov, 12th, I would guess a very traditional rut with good activity the first 2 weeks of Nov., What's your opinion?
