Any chasing yet?

[avboiler11]

Anybody seeing any chasing, pointing to the rut is nigh?

Saw a single 1.5yr old 6 pointer cruising, otherwise little activity in the woods this morning.

Obviously, these abnormally warm temperatures aren't helping things...hopefully the next couple mornings with lows about 10 degrees cooler gets the deer active.

 

[MeltonLaw]

I haven't seen any chasing as of yet, but I did stumble upon a good scrape line with three scrapes and two rubs in an approximately 100 yd line.

 

[d.kaufman]

Plenty of scrapes and rubs in my local hunting area too. Got a nice 8 pointer scratching on my cam to days ago. Hes come around 3 days straight at 5:30pm everyday so hopefully he'll be there at same time tomorrow

 

[buckhunterbb]

Went out also this morning. See 4 deer,does/yearlings, come thru woods behind me. 15 minutes later seen a 6/8? pointer come from same general area thru woods but not following group earlier.

 

[sugarcreekbrass]

Saw a 2 1/2 yr old tonight following a doe. Not pushing too hard. Hopefully this weekend will be productive.

 

[Willie]

Oh yeah.. Lots of activity going on this morning. We have a thread on my forum that is entitled "Live From The Stand". It has been going on since September 15th. Today there was a lot of posts and activity going on. Lots of chasing...

I had 8 within archery shooting range, A decent 8 pushed a doe past me, He was kind of high but narrow racked. Git a pass...


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[phylodog]

The only mature bucks we've seen have been at first light and we've been in the stand morning and evening since Saturday. Some predicted a trickle rut like we had in 2013 and it's certainly looking that way thus far.

 

[Stickfight]

There are some scrapes and rubs on the property I hunt but I haven't seen any bucks showing interest in does yet.

 

[DWS]

My buddy hunted all day today. Saw several basket racks and smaller scrub bucks. Said a few were grunting and pushing does. He saw a shooter at 1230 and put an arrow through a slammer boss hog at about 5pm.

Several does, about 9 bucks total with a BBD to top off...

 

[johntheplinker]

Got 2 scrapes right out in the back yard with a couple more and a mess of rubs just inside the woods. Been gone all week so don't know how much activity there has been but did watch a doe cross the yard this evening and she kept looking back at something but I didn't see what it was.

 

[Hookeye]

Find out in an hr!

Had a small 8 pushing 2 weeks ago.
Dunno what to expect today...........it'll either be squirrelapalooza or deer crazy!

 

[Hookeye]

110-120" and a smaller buck, on field edge in dark as we pulled in.
No other deer seen.
Not much squirrel activity (or anything else).
Place has cooled off a BUNCH.

Suspect yotes have been around. Was like that before, but neighbors blasted them pretty hard over the last 2 or 3 yrs, really helped things.

 

[Bigtanker]

On US 421 just north of Medaryville, I just about made venison sausage Saturday with my Kenworth. He was a very large buck, 12+ points, chasing a piece of tail across the road.

I wonder if I can get a pic of him from my company dash cam?

 

[fullauto 45]

I was at our farm in White county this morning at 5:30 sitting in my tree stand. About 8:30, a squirrel came by and then 2 mice were jumping in front of the ladder. Two woodpeckers popped by about 9 to say hello. Then to top it off, at 11:45 I hear what I think is a plane about to crash, I get down fast and go out in the field just in time to see two A10's buzzing the tree tops at around 200 feet max.They circled and went right over top of me! They buzzed around in circles for a few more minutes and then back to the nest. So, in other words, there was not a deer to be found by me today from the Southeast side of Indianapolis to White county.

 

[42769vette]

Ive spent all week watching weather, and deer thinking this would be the best morning of the season.

At roughly 10am, and basket rack came flying up the drag line I layed. That was it.

 

[jy951]

One small doe and a half rack spike this afternoon.

 

[1DOWN4UP]

Saw a large doe cross the highway Thursday night,and she had about a 10 pt.on her tail.He stopped and let me pass.

 

[Landon]

I saw a small spike buck about 9am, only deer I saw all day.

 

[MeltonLaw]

Best morning ever on public land. Saw about 12 total including a 6/8 buck and a fork. The fork was really after a few does. Sadly the larger buck didn't care that I was over 100 yards away and refused to come say hello. Also, more squirrels than I could count that literally did not care that I was present. This was southern Putnam County for reference.

 

[srad]

All quiet from first light on except for two squirrels and a chipmunk... until 9:30. Big-bodied 8pt came cruising through my small woodlot funnel at a steady pace. If he comes through Sunday morning I aim to take him.