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Post by alabamaoutdoors on Nov 20, 2010 20:59:08 GMT -5
Are they rutting up where y'all live? I am going to hunt outside of Mount Vernon, IL, over Thanksgiving and was curious to whether or not they are still in the rut up there. Thanks guys.
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Post by Greenedog on Nov 21, 2010 21:58:14 GMT -5
Yep. Ruts been in full swing around here. Good luck, there's some BIG bucks in that part of the country!
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Post by coonhunter26 on Nov 22, 2010 9:19:56 GMT -5
i hunt in friendship indiana thats the southern part of the state and i havnt seen any rutting going on the bucks i have been seeing have small necks ...so does anyone think its possible that there not rutting yet
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Post by alabamaoutdoors on Nov 22, 2010 14:17:07 GMT -5
Thanks Troy. Coon, it could be possible, maybe they already rutted.
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Post by frenchy on Nov 22, 2010 15:36:33 GMT -5
the buck i shot on saturday in indiana didnt have a swollen neck or smell like he was rutting... but he had already got the he11 knocked out of him remember though it was a small buck so idk..hope this helps
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Post by Greenedog on Nov 22, 2010 19:41:57 GMT -5
Check this out guys, Field & Stream has a rut report map going this year that they are keeping updated by reports of rut activity from all over the country. www.fieldandstream.com/rut-report
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Post by alabamaoutdoors on Nov 22, 2010 20:57:35 GMT -5
Cool find. Thanks Troy.
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Post by coonhunter26 on Nov 23, 2010 11:53:31 GMT -5
yea but i have hunted down there every weekend since oct. 1 and nothing
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Post by jouneytotheoutdoor on Nov 24, 2010 21:53:56 GMT -5
they stay in rut all the time
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Post by frenchy on Nov 24, 2010 22:19:18 GMT -5
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Post by hunterguy28 on Nov 25, 2010 10:10:00 GMT -5
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Post by B-rad on Nov 25, 2010 18:40:11 GMT -5
the rut had been goin on, i've saw lots of swollen necks and bucks chasin does, saw a small buck on the trail of two does this evening but it hink the ruts startin to fade away.
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Post by hunterguy28 on Nov 25, 2010 22:17:22 GMT -5
A guy that neighbors are farm said he saw a huge 12 point walk out from our woods then his dog started barking and scared it back in, so im hoping to go in after him this weekend.
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