Hillbilly Posted October 10, 2005 Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 This weekend I spyed a small doe being chased by a nice buck in a cornfield. He was really bird doggin this doe. Pushing her along the way. Indiana rut usually hits around November 15 on thru to December, but this year with the cold weather we've got early the bucks are really turned on and so are the does. Hope a buck makes a mistake this weekend. Has the rut started early for anyone else, and if not do you expect it to start like always?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Washi Posted October 10, 2005 Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 Re: Indiana\'s 2005/2006 Early Rut!!! My brother saw a big buck with a doe this weekend here in Missouri. They were traveling together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lil hunter Posted October 10, 2005 Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 Re: Indiana\'s 2005/2006 Early Rut!!! I dunno if it's rutting, or just coincidence, but in the stand yesturday as few does passed by, and bucks came walkin around right after. The does came back, then the bucks came back. Unfortunately they stayed about 40 yards away from me, so I had no shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillbilly Posted October 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 Re: Indiana\'s 2005/2006 Early Rut!!! [ QUOTE ] I dunno if it's rutting, or just coincidence, but in the stand yesturday as few does passed by, and bucks came walkin around right after. The does came back, then the bucks came back. [/ QUOTE ] hey lilhunter, if the bucks are following those does all over the place, I think they are in rut. No coincidence at all, it's time for them to make mistakes. Rut Time!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TreeWalker Posted October 11, 2005 Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 Re: Indiana\'s 2005/2006 Early Rut!!! The beginning of the pre-rut usually coincides with the Hunters Moon....the first full moon after the harvest moon.......which just happens to be the 17th of this month......next Monday......... Go to the Fish and Game forecaster on the RT homepage and check out the movement times for Monday.........I'll definitely be on stand all day...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAhardwoods Posted October 11, 2005 Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 Re: Indiana\'s 2005/2006 Early Rut!!! the bucks may be starting to act up a bit but the doe's are not anywere near being ready the cold weather has the deer moving more but thats not what triggers the rut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted October 11, 2005 Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 Re: Indiana\'s 2005/2006 Early Rut!!! Seems kind of early to me. Our rut here usually hits about the third week of November. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gfourhunter Posted October 11, 2005 Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 Re: Indiana\'s 2005/2006 Early Rut!!! seen some bucks dogging some does over the weekend. not saying does are ready but the bucks are checking them out. your right it is early. hear it happens the last week of bow and the first week of gun. dont know?????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oo_buck Posted October 11, 2005 Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 Re: Indiana\'s 2005/2006 Early Rut!!! [ QUOTE ] seen some bucks dogging some does over the weekend. not saying does are ready but the bucks are checking them out. your right it is early. hear it happens the last week of bow and the first week of gun. dont know?????? [/ QUOTE ] My experience tells me that even though the doe aren't ready, I'd say the bucks are ready any time of year.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SRA Posted October 11, 2005 Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 Re: Indiana\'s 2005/2006 Early Rut!!! [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] seen some bucks dogging some does over the weekend. not saying does are ready but the bucks are checking them out. your right it is early. hear it happens the last week of bow and the first week of gun. dont know?????? [/ QUOTE ] My experience tells me that even though the doe aren't ready, I'd say the bucks are ready any time of year.... [/ QUOTE ] so your saying............kind of like humans???? LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texan_Til_I_Die Posted October 11, 2005 Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 Re: Indiana\'s 2005/2006 Early Rut!!! As of Sunday, the bucks here in Texas were still running together. No sign of chasing yet that I've seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rhinodog Posted October 11, 2005 Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 Re: Indiana\'s 2005/2006 Early Rut!!! [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] seen some bucks dogging some does over the weekend. not saying does are ready but the bucks are checking them out. your right it is early. hear it happens the last week of bow and the first week of gun. dont know?????? [/ QUOTE ] My experience tells me that even though the doe aren't ready, I'd say the bucks are ready any time of year.... [/ QUOTE ] That seems logical, for some reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master_Chief Posted October 11, 2005 Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 Re: Indiana\'s 2005/2006 Early Rut!!! A guy's gotta do what a guy's gotta do. I agree buck's will chase just to chase. Kind of like my son when he was a teenager. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GobblerBuster618 Posted October 11, 2005 Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 Re: Indiana\'s 2005/2006 Early Rut!!! Seen a nice looking buck chasing a doe last night in ohio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bow Hunter Derek Posted October 11, 2005 Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 Re: Indiana\'s 2005/2006 Early Rut!!! The actual rut won't start until the first week of November. It is not uncommon to see a few bucks dogging does in early October. You have to remember that a doe comes into esterous a couple times if they are not breed. Just like humans, they are all different. A few does will come into esterous about a month early each year. I've seen bucks chasing does in early October for as long as I can remember. Most generally, it is the younger bucks out chasing does at this time. The big boys are usually smarter than this. However, it will die off here for a couple weeks. Look for the last week in October for the bucks to start displaying serious dominance and then the first week or two of November, look out, the real rut. Of course every year can be different depending on how the moon phases fall in the callendar and how the weather plays out, but that will usually only shift things a week or so either way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deerslayer06 Posted October 11, 2005 Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 Re: Indiana\'s 2005/2006 Early Rut!!! [ QUOTE ] The actual rut won't start until the first week of November. It is not uncommon to see a few bucks dogging does in early October. You have to remember that a doe comes into esterous a couple times if they are not breed. Just like humans, they are all different. A few does will come into esterous about a month early each year. I've seen bucks chasing does in early October for as long as I can remember. Most generally, it is the younger bucks out chasing does at this time. The big boys are usually smarter than this. However, it will die off here for a couple weeks. Look for the last week in October for the bucks to start displaying serious dominance and then the first week or two of November, look out, the real rut. Of course every year can be different depending on how the moon phases fall in the callendar and how the weather plays out, but that will usually only shift things a week or so either way. [/ QUOTE ] yea I hope the big rut remains on schedule instead of speeding up. I only have shotgun season and I want all of the rut to make it happen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnatecsteve Posted October 13, 2005 Report Share Posted October 13, 2005 Re: Indiana\'s 2005/2006 Early Rut!!! Yeah, a litttle early. Last week of Oct to 1st week of Nov is usually when I start seeing a dramatic increase in bigger buck activity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidd Posted October 13, 2005 Report Share Posted October 13, 2005 Re: Indiana\'s 2005/2006 Early Rut!!! i also hunt northern indiana and this is the first oct in a couple years that it has been cool so that helps also with testostorone(sp) flowing the "little boys" want to play!!!! just wait as what was stated it is early pre-rut jmho good tymes kidd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillbilly Posted October 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2005 Re: Indiana\'s 2005/2006 Early Rut!!! Last night my hunting buddy and myself went out and looked and spot lighted the area we hunt. We saw a nice 10 pt trying to mount a doe already, he wasn't successful at all. He got kicked by her hind legs in the neck. Looks like me with women lol. At our areas we hunt we saw up to 50 deer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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