country gal Posted September 29, 2012 Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 Has anyone seen any good signs in the areas they want to hunt this year? I went out two days scouting and have seen tracks going all over. Getting excited! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bug House Posted September 29, 2012 Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 scouting..... Oh yea, lots of sign. Just hope I can put some of the other pieces of the puzzle in place! I'm excited too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i'm your huckleberry Posted September 29, 2012 Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 Havn't made it out yet, but it's sept 28 its just getting to the freezing point over night in alberta , just starting to get me pulling out my gear, anticipation just waiting to get out and seeing deer for the first time this year in the wilds is getting me excited too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjohnston0311 Posted September 29, 2012 Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 scouting..... lots of good signs.... opening day of bow season is tomorrow here in s.e. tx and I'm working all weekend. it's ok though, because it's. supposed to rain all weekend and blow in a cool front (which we need in a bad way! ) and next weekend should be good....10 days of vacation sittin in a tree! doesn't get much better I don't think! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
country gal Posted September 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 scouting..... Early archery in Missouri started on 9/15. I haven't had a chance to actually hunt yet, and getting itchy to go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoobee Posted September 29, 2012 Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 (edited) Tracks can be bucks or doe's or both. You need to get up really early pre-light, or stay post-dark, to spot for bucks, if that's what you have tags for, rather than just rely on tracks, unless you have either-sex tags for deer. We spotted several bucks in velvet in one of our hunting zones this year, whereas only tracks in another zone. The tracks turned out to be all doe's, and there were no bucks there, and the USFS ranger confirmed that the buck-doe ratio was out of control there, and there were way too many doe's for the few bucks to inseminate. That area will be crashing soon. Edited September 29, 2012 by Shoobee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
country gal Posted September 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2012 scouting..... I have the either/or tags. That's what I like about my area is the permits are for whatever you decide to shoot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adjam5 Posted October 2, 2012 Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 Welcome to Realtree. No rubs yet or scrapes...But I have been physically seeing lots of doe around our land. Where the girls are , thats where the boys will be. We have lots of apple trees. A big draw. Our archery season opened on Oct 1st. This weekend will be my first deer hunts. What you have to get is a trail cam. It has really changed the game of scouting and taking inventory on your huntable land. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
country gal Posted October 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 scouting..... TBH, I'm mainly wanting some meat to put in my freezer. Don't get me wrong, it would be awesome to get a nice 8 or 10 point buck, though as my first actual shot. The signs I've seen where I plan to hunt have been promising. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilder1455 Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 Take a 30-30 shell with you when you scout if the track is wider than that shell you got an old buck cruising through just have to figure out where from to where to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowhunter97 Posted October 7, 2012 Report Share Posted October 7, 2012 Shoobee i dont know where your hunting but down here i know that the bucks for the most part their divided hoofs will be spread out with a little space in between and will have 2 little indents on the backside of the tracks. The does wont have the indents and the hoofs will be side by side with no space between em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowhunter97 Posted October 7, 2012 Report Share Posted October 7, 2012 i think you can figure out which is which. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted October 9, 2012 Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 Started scraping a lot in NE MO while I was up there last week. Seeing some rubs but haven't seen any that were wrist size or bigger yet. Just a matter of time though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetailfreak55 Posted October 9, 2012 Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 Alot of rubs in SE Iowa they're really tearing it up. But still haven't seen a buck lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
country gal Posted November 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2012 scouting..... Just a quick update: I went out today to refresh the deer scent where I'm going to hunt. It wasn't two minutes after I finished spraying the doe urine that I heard a buck grunt. At first I thought it may have been another hunter being a smarty pants, then when I looked around, it was a buck! After he decided to take off I saw another deer go trucking through a matter of maybe 40-50 yards away from my stand! Out of all times to not have my bow and tags with me!!! Ugh!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted November 3, 2012 Report Share Posted November 3, 2012 Haven't been in the stand for a week now but I've seen alot of deer in fields on the drive home from work at night....activity should be picking up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
country gal Posted November 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2012 scouting..... After yesterday, I'm figuring the rut is going good here in swampeast Missouri. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PriceRacing35 Posted November 3, 2012 Report Share Posted November 3, 2012 scouting..... Don't have much over here in southwest mo. Seen several does. And small bucks. Saw two decent bucks cruising last night just as light was fading away. Couldn't go this morning due to my truck broke down. $546 later, I'm finally headed to the farm. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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