I'm pretty sure it's on the downhill side. Seeing a bunch of does without anything chasing or following. Bucks are just cruising and acting normal. What's the other southeastern's observations?
Bradley county rut
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Same here across the line in Polk.
rockytopmojo
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My scrapes are still getting worked. Have seen our younger bucks pushing does, but have yet to see our bigger bucks on them. I'm in Bradley County.
It's been weird for me this year in Bradley. Some days I see some bucks cruising and a little action, then some days I see bucks grouped together and absolutely nothing going on. I've not seen the action I saw last year. I shot a 10 pt yesterday (Thanksgiving) and he was all over a doe, stunk worse than any I've smelled, neck swollen, trees in his horns...so I don't know. Kinda off and on
Rancocas
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I'm in Bradley Co, only about two miles from the Polk Co. line.
Night before last my trail cam caught a good buck (not sure 8 or 10 pt) humping a doe. But, in daylight I have seen nothing.
Night before last my trail cam caught a good buck (not sure 8 or 10 pt) humping a doe. But, in daylight I have seen nothing.
bigtex
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I've seen the same doe with twins together since Archery season. No sign that any of them are even close to coming into estrous. McMinn Co.
CROW74
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I'm in S.W. Bradley and it's been a little strange past couple of days. Hunted Wednesday morning and saw 26 deer in three hours. All does except for one really small 8 pt. and a spike.The 8pt.had his head on the ground like a bird dog but couldn't find what he was looking for. The spike was just clueless on what to do. And it has really went down since then. Kinda want to think the bigger bucks are locked down.
rockytopmojo
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Sent you a pm
Rancocas
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Got your pm and responded
Across the river in Hamilton County things have been very quiet for the last few days. Scrapes look like they've been hit but must be at night because nothing moving during the days.
Willysman
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Been quiet in my neck of the woods this year. Very little action. Saw a spike after a doe one day. About it. Like that cleaning commercial says "Like it never even happened"
rockytopmojo
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Anyone go this morning? If so, see anything. Trying to talk myself into going tonight, but man it's hot!
Hunted cohutta in Georgia. Saw 1 squirrel lol
Willysman
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Haven't seen a deer since it warmed.
Saw a bunch of does with their yearlings in fields after sunup Friday morning. No bucks sighted.
CROW74
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Went this morning saw 12 yearlings and fawns. Went back out this afternoon and saw 2 yearlings and one fawn and right at last light punched the Ol buck tag. Nothing huge but he definitely needed to be culled.
Friday morning through tonight saw several does and bucks, two 2.5 and a couple of 1.5. Didn't do anything rutty, best I could tell, but they were out and moving. Trail cam on a scrape I have is seeing less and less activity.
Rancocas
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Two weeks ago I was seeing three different bucks on my trail cam. Never saw them in daylight. Since then they have completely disappeared off camera too. Still seeing some does on the camera during the night.
This whole season, so far, I have seen only one doe in the day time.
This whole season, so far, I have seen only one doe in the day time.
