#1756809 - 01/31/10 12:02 PM
The rut is ON!
|
megalomaniac
10 Point
Registered: 10/28/05
Posts: 4887
Loc: Mississippi
|
Offline
|
|
Coming back from church, I was very nearly run over by a 130" 9 ptr in front of the car. Luckily, I saw him break out of a 10 acre woodlot crossing an open field just before he got to the road, so I had time to brake and keep from plowing into him.
Crazy to think that this is the normal time for the rut here in Hattiesburg, MS! Also amazing that I live in the 'burbs of a town the size of Murfreesboro and these bucks can find and live in little 3 to 10 acre blocks their whole lives.
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#1757179 - 01/31/10 02:31 PM
Re: The rut is ON!
[Re: ]
|
Football Hunter
18 Point
Registered: 10/22/07
Posts: 24550
Loc: Wilson Co/Perry Co
|
|
Offline
|
|
was he after a doe?
_________________________
The best day to plant a tree,IS TODAY!
You wont know,if you dont go!
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#1758993 - 02/01/10 08:36 AM
Re: The rut is ON!
[Re: JCDEERMAN]
|
smstone22
16 Point
Registered: 01/11/04
Posts: 16262
Loc: Allardt, TN
|
|
Offline
|
|
Ive been around Hattiesburg the past month, at Paul Johnson State Park right now. Its amazing how many deer there are here. Hunters running dogs like crazy in the Desoto NF too. I saw one giant 10 point probly 24 inches wide on top of a dog box on hwy49.
_________________________
-QDM=Better Deer, Better Deer Hunting
- Fentress Roots 200 years and growing
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#1759088 - 02/01/10 09:20 AM
Re: The rut is ON!
[Re: bullzeye]
|
megalomaniac
10 Point
Registered: 10/28/05
Posts: 4887
Loc: Mississippi
|
|
Offline
|
|
Holy cow Steven, that's a monster buck for that area. DeSoto has a ton of deer, but as you've seen, the extremely sandy soils are not conducive to antler growth. I've heard of a few big ones on Camp Shelby, living to a ripe old age on the 'no hunting' zones.
Dog hunting is insane on the NF. Dog season closed this weekend, so hopefully things will settle down during the ML rut hunt for the next 2 weeks. I'm sure the deer will be happy, since they've been run ragged for a month straight.
This buck was by himself in a small block of woods right across from my house. I suspect he followed a doe in there overnight from a larger block of woods 1/2 mile away, then got run out by the neighborhood dogs mid-day.
MS is in for another round of reg changes for next year. Currently there is a bill in the house which would move 1st ML from mid december to Nov 1, making gun season run from the Sat before Thanksgiving thru the end of January. Bow hunters would lose 2-3 weeks of exclusivity, and they're pretty hot.
Another addition to the proposal involves allowing DMAP properties to harvest does with rifles during archery only season. MDWFP is in full support of the proposal, hoping it will encourage the harvest of more does down here.
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#1759190 - 02/01/10 10:18 AM
Re: The rut is ON!
[Re: megalomaniac]
|
BigWes50
10 Point
Registered: 03/04/07
Posts: 3207
Loc: Chattanooga, TN
|
|
Offline
|
|
Holy cow Steven, that's a monster buck for that area. DeSoto has a ton of deer, but as you've seen, the extremely sandy soils are not conducive to antler growth. I've heard of a few big ones on Camp Shelby, living to a ripe old age on the 'no hunting' zones.
Dog hunting is insane on the NF. Dog season closed this weekend, so hopefully things will settle down during the ML rut hunt for the next 2 weeks. I'm sure the deer will be happy, since they've been run ragged for a month straight.
This buck was by himself in a small block of woods right across from my house. I suspect he followed a doe in there overnight from a larger block of woods 1/2 mile away, then got run out by the neighborhood dogs mid-day.
MS is in for another round of reg changes for next year. Currently there is a bill in the house which would move 1st ML from mid december to Nov 1, making gun season run from the Sat before Thanksgiving thru the end of January. Bow hunters would lose 2-3 weeks of exclusivity, and they're pretty hot.
Another addition to the proposal involves allowing DMAP properties to harvest does with rifles during archery only season. MDWFP is in full support of the proposal, hoping it will encourage the harvest of more does down here.
Whoa! that's some major changes!
_________________________
Just as the deer can suddenly materialize in the woods, "Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect" (Matthew 24:44)
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
Moderator: RUGER, Tennessee Todd, Unicam, Cuttin Caller, CBU93, stretch, Bobby G, Outdoor Lady, TurkeyBurd
|
12107 Members
38 Forums
115784 Topics
1410348 Posts
Max Online: 756 @ 11/20/12 09:10 AM
|
|
|
The TnDeer.Com Deer Talk Forum is for Tennessee Deer Hunters by Tennessee Deer Hunters. If you enjoy using our Talk Forum and would like to contribute to help in it's up-keep. Just submit your contribution by clicking on the DONATE button below and paying with PayPal or a major credit card. Any amount is much appreciated. Thanks for your support!
|
|
|
