anyone in ohio see any sign of the rut yet jw


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Seen 5 on monday and 7 on tuesday. Tuesday seen a 120's and then about 630 had a 140's runnin a doe hard. He never left her hind end and was gruntin every step. Id say were gettin close! No rubs or scrapes yet. I am gonna try a mock scrape tho and see how it does. Gonna hit the stand again tonite and hope one of em make a big mistake! Still tryin to get that first buck with a bow!

Good luck everyone!

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Got back from Jefferson county late last night. 3 hunts, had shots every hunt. Sunday night 5 deer, all small forkies, save one spike; 1 forkie wanted to fight every buck he saw. Ears pinned, bristled up, snort wheezed once. Monday morning, 4 deer, 1 doe that winded me, 1 little 9 pt skipper, then a small 8, and a nicer 8. Monday evening, same nice 8 from the morning, just not quite what I want to shoot, but I watched him rake his antlers in an apple tree, then urinate on his tarsals. Pretty cool.

Tons of road kill there and back, but only 2 or 3 of the bucks were mature.

Warm temps and moon phase are hurting us now IMHO. Hopefully the cooler temps and waning moon will trigger the big boys.

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The bucks still seem to be moving during daylight hours according to trail cam pics and what I've seen from stand (just not near them). Mostly early morning and just before dark. I had a decent one cross in front of me on the way home from work, just before my property around 3:45 in the afternoon.

Both my bigger archery bucks were killed on days the day temps were near 70 degrees, so I'll be out sweating it up tonight. I'm going to try a different spot down the road where I seen an 8" diameter tree torn up next to the road. I haven't hunted there yet this year so hoping for a little luck.

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saw about 12 does and fawns last night along with a couple small bucks harassing them... Just before dark, a decent 8 pt with a busted g2 came out and started dogging the does a little. I'll hunt tonight and have tomorrow off to hunt around here before I head up to Michigan for deer camp Saturday. As with every year, I should be staying around here to hunt but it will be nice to get away for a week.

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Saw numerous deer last night from the stand, had shots on a doe and a small buck that I passed on. Both of those deer visited the mock scrape I made 3 days ago just 20 yards from my tree.

Saw 4 deer on my drive to work this morning, 3 of which were bucks. One was by himself, the other 3 deer were together - a large 8 point dogging a doe while a small basket rack watched. I'll be out there this afternoon...

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