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from now until thanksgiving should it be the best hunting all year? just wondering what everyone is thinking.
Month of November is the best. I think the specific week's or day's are local. Meaning in spot A November 4-7 is killer, but in spot B 20 miles away November 12-15 is money. Just get in a tree and put the time in :)
I agree with Will. In general, Nov is the golden month, but each area you hunt will have it's own cycle that it goes through dependent on the deer in that general area.
If I was in a spot that had consistent doe patterns, I would definitely put that on the list of spots to hunt, just don't over hunt it.
i think i want venison n swiss on a toasted grinder for lunch..well you asked what i was thinking..lol
notme,
I don't have too many thoughts, at least none I can remember :(
According to D&DH magazine the actual rut is from Nov 10-20.
Agree with Deer and deer huntings dates as Big D said. Thanksgiving they should be in lock down mode.
I think it is now. I was sitting in my home office this morning at 9:22 and a buck that I have only night time pictures of came strolling thru the back of my property right by where my camera is. Needless to say I am going to be out tomorrow morning hoping he strolls by again. Now is the time to be at it!
Yeah,
I say everyone else should stay home Thanksgiving weekend and leave the woods to me, there's no deer out at that time anyways ;)
Rule #1 - you can't shoot them from your couch!
P.S. - I shot my deer on 11/8/14, outside the rut according to D&DH Magazine, so do I have to give him back? :) You just never know, you just never know.
Shot my first buck on thanksgiving also saw deer a bunch of times on thanksgiving over the years. Not a bad day to be out at all.
Shot my first buck on thanksgiving also saw deer a bunch of times on thanksgiving over the years. Not a bad day to be out at all.
except for the food ,im not likening my family much these days, so im going hunting turkeyday
For the past 3 mornings deer walked by my stand between 6am and 8:30am and I was not there for various reasons. Today I finally made it into the woods but the deer did not show at all. Tomorrow, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday I will be back waiting with a Grim Reaper tipped arrow for the collusion of the worlds. I need to get my Thanksgiving tenderloin poison, LOL, and I will work for it.
Here is the F&S map
http://www.fieldandstream.com/rut-report
My observations-
11/19 10:30 am - 1 skippy - range 5 yards 4pm - big 8 pointer chasing doe - all I could see were antlers - both in thickets - range 30 yards
5 hours 3 deer
11/20 - 4 pm fawn, doe - 5 fawn yards, 10 yards doe 4:30 pm doe range 60 yards
5 hours 3 deer
The buck I shot yesterday was chasing a doe at 11:30 am.
