Rut report

[bwgarrett3]

I know it's a bit early but thought I'd go ahead and start one. Post any chasing/rutting activity here. Location and experience please.

I'll start with this...had four does in my front yard yesterday morning. They moved one and 15 minutes later came running back thru with a nice 8pt chasing and grunting the whole time. I'm in Roane County.

 

[GnashviLLe]

I haven't seen much in the way of rut in Dickson Co.
Last week i saw three bucks still in a bachelor group. Hoping it ramps up soon

 

[DeerCamp]

Scraping activity still pretty low here.

In fact, we are seeing far fewer bucks on camera up to this point as normal years.

However, I did just spend 2 weeks constructing the Taj-maDeer, so it may take some times for things to settle down.

 

[BSK]

In the last week, went from no bucks in food plots, to the food plots constantly being cruised by yearling bucks. Those yearling bucks are pestering the heck out of any doe they see.

Scrapes just coming on strong.

Does are still just interested in the overhanging limb at scrapes. They haven't become focused on the scrape itself yet (from last year's experience, does didn't start focusing on scrapes until about 5 days before breeding kicked off in earnest).

Western Humphreys County.

 

[JCDEERMAN]

SW Hickman: Very few scrapes and very few rubs. Yearling bucks pestering does a little in food plots. Older bucks staying back in the cover, however two of the best ones we have on camera have been moving during daylight. Taking their sweet time though. That tells me they just aren't moving much. They stay bedded and just nibble on browse and acorns throughout the day. I don't blame them - it's been really warm. When looking at the timing and the weather, I think things will really incline rapidly about a week from now.

 

[BSK]

SW Hickman: Very few scrapes and very few rubs.

I'm truly shocked at the lack of rubs. I think I've found 3 on 500 acres! Usually, rubbing peaks in a good acorn year. Well, not this year. At least not yet.

 

[Kyboy]

Central Ky here, have had multiple reports and saw for myself a few mature bucks tending does hard. Had a solid 4/5 year old with a doe this weekend, had 4 other bucks try to get in the action and he ran them all off and never left the does side. Few first does are in I'd say.

 

[deerhunter10]

I'm truly shocked at the lack of rubs. I think I've found 3 on 500 acres! Usually, rubbing peaks in a good acorn year. Well, not this year. At least not yet.

Not many rubs below average for sure. But way above average on scrapes. Started seeing a lot of scrapes real early this year and still seeing them. Maury county.

 

[Urban_Hunter]

Way below average runs here, almost nonexistent. 3 months of running cameras and I have 10x the number of bucks and amount of movement in the last 10 days. Last night, field full of does with a great buck in it. Bucks never took his eyes off the does, completely ignored me. Middle sumner county

 

[Chief44]

Houston Co…..I've seen several scrapes here and a few rubs. Watched a buck chase a doe all around a hillside in a grown up field yesterday.

 

[Andy S.]

SW TN - leaves just starting to fall, most woods still heavily green with foliage, and does still in big groups. Few scrapes popping up here and there, and a few mature bucks starting to show up on cameras, mostly at night. We're always 14+ days behind central and northern middle TN, so nothing overly exciting here.

 

[dogtown]

Roane County - scrapes came alive last week to include visits from some mature bucks.

 

[tellico4x4]

Wayne/Hardin Line - Below average rubs & lots of scrapes. First scrapes found was 8/29. Small bucks pestering does on plots & a definite increase of better bucks around on Sundays camera check. Got several videos of 2- 3 year olds doing some heavy duty sparring.
As a side note, I'd say 50% of white oaks have acorns & haven't seen a red oak bearing yet.

 

[TNlandowner]

I've got three bachelor groups still feeding in plots together here in eastern Carroll County. I have several photos of them sparing underneath a persimmon tree. The photos look like the bucks were arguing over the persimmons more than trying to gain dominance. As others mentioned, fewer rubs than normal. Although a two-year old eight point buck nearly broke a 3" diameter plum tree in half.

 

[casjoker]

McMinn county is pretty slow. Bachelor groups are dispersing with some rubs showing up.

 

[philsanchez76]

Scouted some public in greater Nashville area this last Friday and finally found 6 scrapes opened up. Put a few cams out and Have a few showing up at the tail end of shooting light to these scrapes too. These are the ones that located in the THICK stuff. Not field edge.

 

[Bone Collector]

rubs showing up on my property. October 17th, with the cold front, had a young 8 pt pestering 2 fawns and a doe. There was another buck with him, but he was smaller racked and more or less just following the crowd.

 

[catman529]

Scrapes opening up all over middle TN. Moved one camera yesterday from a salt lick to a scrape and had 2 different yearling bucks on it before the night was over. About to move another camera today in the backyard from acorns to a scrape.

 

[timberghost35]

Not far from Andy S.

Hardly no rubs and very few scrapes. What scrapes I have found just popped in the last couple days. Was catching a couple good bucks but now it has went to nothing… Beans still standing on both sides of crp. Huge acorn and persimmon crap on me this year.

Not seeing many does, but what I am is sticking to the beans and persimmons.

Chasing or checking has been non existent.

Seems my place is way behind this year. Last year we had corn that was cut early Oct and rubs and scrapes were everywhere on Juvi hunt.

 

[14deerhunter]

Very few rubs seen a lot of small bucks just seen 2 still together but I have seen the bigger of the 2 push some does no scrapes yet Knox county

 

[Rackseeker]

Seen a 130s - 8pt hounding a doe this morning on my way to work in Tullahoma. Pulled over and watched for a couple minutes. They finally crossed the road and about caused a multi car wreck.

 

[EastTNboy]

Over the last few days buck sightings, scrapes, and rubs have all picked up for me.

 

[mossyoakmantn]

I took off the entire month of November just for the rut lol

 

[scn]

On Sunday I saw significantly more deer carnage on I24 between Nashville and Clarksville than I did a couple of weeks ago. That tends to be a signal that things are ramping up.

 

[BSK]

On Sunday I saw significantly more deer carnage on I24 between Nashville and Clarksville than I did a couple of weeks ago. That tends to be a signal that things are ramping up.

Yes it is. 7 dead deer on I-40 between Nashville and Dickson last Saturday. There had been none the previous two weeks.

 

[scn]

Yes it is. 7 dead deer on I-40 between Nashville and Dickson last Saturday. There had been none the previous two weeks.

And, not trying to hijack the thread, but it is a good time to remind non-hunting spouses and children that aren't aware of the increased deer movement around the rut that they need to be extra careful wherever they are driving and be on the watch for deer crossing the road for the next few weeks. That includes in some very urban areas in Nashville, etc. It might save someone you love from a terrible crash.

 

[Boll Weevil]

Bucks still hanging out together over here; right cordial. It'll be weeks before they really start acting rutty…1st full week of Dec before it's wide open here.

 

[Hawk103161]

Found my first 2 scrapes yesterday. In an area that I always find scrapes in Scott county. I am not see any new rub activity which has me a little puzzled. Around the neighborhood here in Knox County a very nice 8 and a Spike has made themselves known. I'm trying to pattern him now.

 

[recurve60#]

I know it's a bit early but thought I'd go ahead and start one. Post any chasing/rutting activity here. Location and experience please.

I'll start with this...had four does in my front yard yesterday morning. They moved one and 15 minutes later came running back thru with a nice 8pt chasing and grunting the whole time. I'm in Roane County.

I want the kill thread back and running.

 

[gatodoc]

When one talks of rut activity, please indicate your location. Most of us don't know you personally.