spineshot Posted November 14, 2006 Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 Hunted Southern Ohio this weekend. Saw tons of deer chasing does. Only got good shots at 1-2year bucks. Big bucks would not come close or were busy chasing does. Is there any way to effectively hunt the rut. Food sources werent being used at all during the day. ANY IDEAS?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hunter333 Posted November 14, 2006 Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 Re: hunting the rut?? use a scent wick with doe estrous, or just grunt/wheeze/ and rattle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hunter333 Posted November 14, 2006 Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 Re: hunting the rut?? i hunted northeastern ohio this past weekend also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HuntCast Posted November 14, 2006 Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 Re: hunting the rut?? Figure out where the doe's are going......... from feeding to bedding, and you will find the bucks. If it's the peak breeding phase (not sure about Ohio), the bucks are going to be busy tending instead of chasing does, so the thick stuff will be the likely place to find em. Your most likely tactics in that case are to do a drive, or sit all day hoping to catch them between the time they are done tending, and are looking for a new partner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted November 14, 2006 Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 Re: hunting the rut?? [ QUOTE ] Figure out where the doe's are going......... from feeding to bedding, and you will find the bucks. If it's the peak breeding phase (not sure about Ohio), the bucks are going to be busy tending instead of chasing does, so the thick stuff will be the likely place to find em. Your most likely tactics in that case are to do a drive, or sit all day hoping to catch them between the time they are done tending, and are looking for a new partner. [/ QUOTE ] Great advice right there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kk9fan Posted November 14, 2006 Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 Re: hunting the rut?? Great Advice! I have two questions though. 1. How do you get in or near the Thick stuff w/out spoooking or pushing the deer away from you? 2. And where would you set-up a stand.? For instance, where I hunt. there's a huge Thicket surrounded by a Creek bed. and there's not a tree big enough to put a stand in. Should I walk across the open field and just set-up near the creek wherever I can get good cover? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted November 14, 2006 Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 Re: hunting the rut?? [ QUOTE ] Great Advice! I have two questions though. 1. How do you get in or near the Thick stuff w/out spoooking or pushing the deer away from you? 2. And where would you set-up a stand.? For instance, where I hunt. there's a huge Thicket surrounded by a Creek bed. and there's not a tree big enough to put a stand in. Should I walk across the open field and just set-up near the creek wherever I can get good cover? [/ QUOTE ] Get in when they are not there. The does will be feeding sometime in the mornings. Get in really early. Got a stand I just moved into some really thick junk between the river and some food plots. I took a brush axe and cleared some minimal lanes out to the river just wide enough along the trail to have a couple shot windows. That will be a stand to get in very early in the mornings. Especially where there is a lot of thick stuff around, ground blinds can be made in areas where there is not good cover in the trees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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