Go Hunt, The Rut is on!

[pulleye16]

Just to let you all know that after a slow opener weekend (at least in our area) Today (11-10) the rut is ON!!! Was out in the woods this morning and never saw so many deer. The bucks where out chasing the does in full force and didn't care how much noise or who was around...like shooting fish in a barrel!!

people asking...I hunt just north of Aitkin

[harvey lee]

Thats great news. It starting to go in North Dakota also. Looks like this next week will be big buck week.

Good luck to all.

[fr0sty]

Good news. I am heading out tomorrow for the rest of the season. Hope at least see a deer. That will be an improvement over last week end

[Cooter]

I'm sneaking out of work Thurs morning and then this weekend. Funny you mentioned today being hot, F&S predicted either today or tomorrow to be THE day to be out for the rut.

[T.S128]

dang, might be ditchin out of classes and headin back home then haha. good luck to all

[KG243]

Tomorow is my first day for the year!! I can't wait! I am not going to sleep tonight.

[Realtor Boy]

Yeah I was thinking the rut wasnt quite up and going yet, I seen 11 does and not one buck chasing any of them...

[Musky Buck]

Sorry frosty, but they aren't in there very good. Too wet, to the north too much possibly still standing corn. I have 0 rubs or scrapes for the first time since 1969. To our east is all wheat or oats, my uncle C has no fields of anything, the deer left for greener pastures this year. They have zero reason to be by us. The does aren't in there and I bet the bucks aren't too far from where the doeheads are. I had 4 yearling bucks on my trailcam this year, no 2 1/2 and up. Too mild for wet swamp hunting, but you never know, 1 could show up anytime. My uncles in the leaf river bottom had a huge day yesterday, bucks moving all day for some reason. They connected on a couple hogs, biggest was 10 points and 221 dressed.

[Musky Buck]

Yes pulleye, I heard the same. Out of the 6 guys I know that hunted yesterday they all saw multiple bucks at odd hours, 5 of the 6 guys bagged a mature one. Happens every year, a day no different to us is totally different to them. Less pressure mid week plus the rut and lack of first weekend rutting behavior. Timing is everything. Friends farm saw 5 deer for 5 people the first three days. Yesterday 2 people and they saw 23 deer with 4 bucks shooting 2 good ones. It was 3 days of depression followed by 11 hours of craziness.

[dave12341234]

Yah, I saw a doe and not a buck following. This is up north SE of duluth on the wisconsin side. Maybe up here it wont be til a few more days, im still gonna stay out there all day. Cant let that doe out of sights!

[Lunker]

The bucks were chasing hard in Itasca county even before opener. Opening weekend was no exception.

Also have seen a lot of dead bucks on the roads in MN and WI.

[Big Country]

Opener @ 3:30pm grunted in a monster that was 100 yards out on the edge of a slashing, smart guy. Disappeared then ten minutes later crashed through at seventy yards right on a mature doe. He grunted half a dozen times in the process. They then doubled back at ninety yards with the buck being five feet from the money. Grunting all the way. BC

[Kyle]

Once again, it all depends on where your at. The rut takes place at different times in different areas, and with different deer. NO doubt the rut probably is in effect almost everywhere, but last weekend I saw no bucks chasing does where I hunt, and havent gotten any word from the family members that are up there this week on a change. That is really cool that your area is HOT though! Wish my areas would heat up a little more. It seemed like the rut wasn't even started where I was up north last weekend.

[BigWadeS]

care to share what are you were in last weekend?

[Cooter]

Had a nice 8 point cruise by at 9:15 this morning, tried grunting but with the wind it took the rattle bag to get his attention. He came looking but ended up downwind and busted me. Not bad for the first time in a treestand this year though.

[pulleye16]

I hunt just north of Aitkin...Good Luck all!!

[spivak]

Last night in Duluth the deer were on the move. Shot a doe from my stand at dusk and then got kind of spooked by a buck who came in to some scrapes and wouldn't leave. Deer were crashing everywhere on my way out. The drive home was a mix of shining eyeballs and does trotting across the road. A nice buck stopped traffic. My wife saw 15 on her way home.

[delta dude]

No sign of rut at Ray MN area. Does are moving alone and no deer on roads at night. Have had lots of rain and warm temps so that may have the rut mixed up.

[frogtosser]

I saw 5 bucks all alone last weekend, I hunt by a lake bottom so I can see a long ways and never saw a doe. The bucks necks were not swollen at all, I hunt by Osakis and the rut is way behind there.