West TN rut

[BigAl]

I'm amazed at how little activity we see on our place (Fayette Co) after Dec 15. You might as well stay home.

 

[muddyboots]

For some odd reason, we are the earliest estrus in the area. It's been that way for a long time (I suspect because of our crazy adult sex ratio, which heavily favors bucks). Once estrus is over on our place, it's just starting in the surrounding area, so all the oldest bucks leave.

Do you have a good late season food?

 

[BSK]

Do you have a good late season food?

Yes, but it doesn't matter. When does are in estrus nearby, the bucks are going to leave.

 

[Tripp]

New to forum and I have a questions for everyone. When is the peek rut in Lawrence County Tennessee?

 

[gatodoc]

Fayette county two different bucks in full on chase yesterday

 

[gatodoc]

Saw very few deer today in Fayette but saw another chase..

 

[tntrkkllr]

Saw very few deer today in Fayette but saw another chase..

If your in fayette still I think this morning should be a good one with it being cold

 

[gatodoc]

I'm in a stand and it's a beautiful morning cold with little wind but no deer movement.

Yesterday only saw one young buck and a big guy chasing a doe. I think the bucks are locked down in the thick stuff with the estrus does and the rest of the does are laying low to avoid harassment.

Hopefully movement will return shortly.

 

[BSK]

I'm in a stand and it's a beautiful morning cold with little wind but no deer movement.

Yesterday only saw one young buck and a big guy chasing a doe. I think the bucks are locked down in the thick stuff with the estrus does and the rest of the does are laying low to avoid harassment.

Hopefully movement will return shortly.

With all the crazy chasing I witnessed on cam this year, starting in late September, I've never seen does so jumpy about feeding in food plots, day or night. Video of does feeding in food plots shows them getting chased out of the plots by aggressive bucks over and over. These does are on high alert all the time. They enter food plots - even in the middle of the night - like they just smelled a hunter. They are on high alert and with hair triggers ready to bolt.

 

[BigAl]

Saw very few deer today in Fayette but saw another chase..

I hunted Fayette all day yesterday. I skipped Saturday due to the bad forecast which never really produced anything. Only saw small bucks trailing does. The only bigger buck I saw came out when it was too late in the evening to determine size.

 

[usanglure]

Big 8 with a doe this a.m. He had her bedded down bout 11a.m before I bumped them up…. My buddy had seen them around 9…

 

[bloodtrailing]

The only bigger buck I saw came out when it was too late in the evening to determine size.

?

 

[gatodoc]

Only activity today was a young Buck cruising this morning and a good Buck this even after shooting light. No does noted Fatette Co.