Area 122

[Wobbler]

Anyone else hunting in that area other than me and ddp? The foliage needs to come down a bit but we are seeing good rut activity and am curious if others are seeing it too. Good luck to all of you and I think this is my year to either win a door prize in the buck contest or win the contest, I hope it is the latter!

[ddp]

Hey Wobbler,

My uncle who now lives in Virginia has been out there the last couple of days. He mentioned all the leaves were down.

also:

"the locals verified lots of wolves, but are roaming (were south 2 weeks ago). He said he heard them howling a few nights ago, but there were some deer in his field this AM – and they normally don’t show when the wolves are around in numbers – maybe they are on the roam again. This morning I did see a set of wolf tracks on the road that weren’t there yesterday (or I didn’t see them), by the creek on the 44 side not 16. I don’t think the rut is on, as I didn’t see a lot of deer going to and from there (daylight, dusk, and dark) + I don’t think any were Bucks. It appears to me the Bucks are marking their territory, but the doe’s aren’t ready yet – Historically (8 yr MN study) the peak is the 12th, so it has time to get going."

He did mention he noticed more and more scraps and rubs which is a good thing.

[Wobbler]

That is good that the leaves are down. I just hope some of the underbrush is down too. Funny you mention 44, last time over MEA I saw 3 bucks in that cabin on 16 right before you turn onto 44. My road is the very next road to the left after 44. We saw quite a few rubs all over and the reports I have heard have been promising. I was road hunting on the Pine Lake Road and chased after a bird and the whole woods was tore up with rubs and scrapes. Sounds like you will be leaving just when the peak hits on the 12th!