Hardeman County Rut?

[caveman]

Anyone seeing bucks chasing yet? I have been several times and it appears they are only pushing the does at this point.

 

[nick2720]

Ihunted Thurs and saw 3 younger bucks grouped up still and opening day saw 3 mature bucks none were even worried about doe. I've always seen rut hit thanksgiving week. And the way its dragging I'd guess it for that week. O yeah just north of grand j

 

[caveman]

Thanks, I a hunting in the Hickory Valley area. Did not see anything yesterday. did see a fairly decent 8 pt watching two does while driving thru LaGrange enroute to Collierville yesterday afternoon around 2:30 pm. Last Sunday had a decent 6 pt come by me while bow hunting. The sound of wind and leaves falling kept me from hearing him coming. Otherwise I would have stuck him good about 15 yds behind me. By the time I saw him it was not a good shot walking away. He was by himself and did not show any signs of Rut. I think they are on the verge of breaking out at any moment.

 

[280longshot]

Last Saturday I seen 6 bucks including an 8 and a 9 and were together like they were still in a bachelor group.
Same club,on Wednesday another member seen several smaller bucks and a nice shooter pushing does.
This is in the Whiteville-Bolivar area.

 

[caveman]

We are probably not 10 miles from each other. Rut any day now..

 

[easy45]

Up off of 100 near the river they aren't doing much of anything as far as chasing goes, scrapes are starting to show up in numbers

 

[Thirty-06]

It's been slow at my place with this weather but checked my cameras and the big 8s I got are still grouped up together

 

[T-Man84]

I am in the Silerton area, and haven't seen much in the way of rut activity.
As has already been stated, it usually hits around Thanksgiving.

 

[Spurhunter]

I am just across the county line in Fayette. We are seeing small bucks together and sparring a little. Very few scrapes. Big bucks haven't been seen during the day and pics are all at night. Seems early.

 

[T-Man84]

Have I missed it?
Between my Dad and I, we've seen 14 does and one spike...
One group of 4 does with a spike.
A group of 7 does, and 2 does together all this morning.

Haven't been able to hunt since Sunday. Hope it's just getting
off to a slow start this year, and I didn't miss it.

 

[280longshot]

No
We should start to see bucks chasing soon.
I have seen 2 chasing already but they are young bucks, 2.5yr olds.
I think the next 11 days should be good.

 

[Mike Belt]

They've somewhat been at it for a few days but still a lot of rutting action to come.

 

[Boll Weevil]

I've seen chasing, cruising, pestering, and lone fawns the last 5 days but also am seeing packs of does (and singles) remain unmolested by bucks. Yesterday evening there were 2 bucks feeding on one end of the field and a doe came out on the other. They looked up...and went back to eating.

Things are still on the uptick.

 

[T-Man84]

Good...I will be out there as much as possible.
Good luck to all my Hardeman county brothers and sisters!

 

[W.Seay]

They've somewhat been at it for a few days but still a lot of rutting action to come.

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