rut sign is minimal for me this year, as well as the number of bucks I've seen
East tn rut
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Went out again last evening. Does still clustered up. Did get a video of a doe bolting through in front of one of my cams but, never saw anything tailing her. What is the hold up!!!?????!!!! Shame we're not going to see the rut get going until gun opener. As an archery only hunter that really bites.
Last week here in SE TN I was seeing some cruising. Since Sat and today nothing. The does I've been seeing seem to be real laid back.
Warm snap last week and another coming today and this week. Hoping the rain will turn it back cold and we'll get into actual rut behavior. Late Thursday into Friday looks good right now. Would love to see things jump off before gun opener if only for a couple days.
I saw a scraggly spike and six different does in North Hamilton County this morning - 31 deer total in last six hunts with ZERO evidence of rutting activity. I've put two does in the freezer (one w/crossbow, one w/muzzleloader). I'm letting them walk now, waiting on antlers.
Stalkhunter
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Have not seen any bucks pushing let alone at all seen a buck. I hunt Claiborne county
Saw a little spike in McMinn chasing a doe Saturday morning. She came under me trotting with her mouth wide open from running and a little spike was about 5 minutes behind her
Same here in my neck of the woods. Seen a few young bucks crusing. Does seem relaxed and very little actual chasing. Not seeing many scrapes at my place either.
1jamey
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So this morning on my way to the woods saw a 8 point and 6 point chasing g does in 2 separate fields in Hawkins County. I last hunted Monday and had no sign to be found. Today I have 4 new scrapes and pics of buck's cruising.
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Saw a big 6 about 100 inches chasing this morning. Also seen a 6and 8 tending does yesterday. Sevier co.
Saw a doe runnin tongue out in a field on Wednesday, a few mins later a buck came trailing. Finally seeing the activity I'd expect.
cagleyss7
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Saw a full blown chase in roane county Wednesday evening.. 3 bucks on 1 doe..1 definite shooter but wouldnt stop no matter what i did.. had 2 other small bucks come down her scent trail within an hour after they ran off into the timber.
Tried to become deer pornographer and became a wildlife phtographer. Lol
Lol hey I was interesting because he kept trying to mount her from the front.
