2011/2012 Deer Activity, Hunting Report, Season Information & Rut Report

[bflem55]

11/01/2011 Evening Hunt

I have been out 8 times now by far the best night I just bought a new climber and went out hung it at 1 and got in my stand at around 345. I tried a different strategy instead of crashing through the woods I waded all the way down the creek, no scent to leave behind and hardly any noise. Anyways jumped a doe hanging my stand. Around 4:00 saw a buck unknown size rubbing the heck out of a tree. I was hearing deer a lot in there bedding, but only saw 5 does come out of there until 645 a new BUCK and yes his name is Godzilla a massive 12 point. He was about 80 yards out tried grunting him in he looked at me like really dude I am old I know the game here I am not moving. So I will be back out in the morning for the first time this season.

[mrbb]

10/31/11
ok evening hunt, got on stand at 3:30 pm, temp was at 39 degree's and falling winds about 10-105 mph, but steady
saw first deer at 4;30 a small button buck
didn't see any thing but squirrelt till 6;15, had a 12 inch wide 8 ptr walk past me, and that was it! SLOW nite
was 33 when I left


11/01/11
evening hunt, was 49 degrees, and falling winds about 5-7 mph and off and on it seemed
got in the tre at 4 pm, winds slowy stopped by about 5;45,
at 6;10 had a big coyote walk about the food plot by me, looking for field mice till dark,
NO deer

was 35 degree's when i left
BUT by the house in the headlight as I was leaving had a big buck follwing a doe

bUt again, a slow nite on stand, and no real real for it, I have great food plots and low pressure on the property, and high deer numbers yet no daylight activety!!

[noidurism]

went out yesterday at 2pm and sat til dark. didn't see anything but squirrels! weird year for me on the property i hunt cause i've hardly seen any deer this season and i usually always see deer about every time i've went out in the past seasons.......starting a new job tonight...3rd shift setting dies......hunting will be really limited now,but thats ok cause everyone needs $$$...lol!

[neo55]

same here with the squirrels... first 3 weeks lots of does and small bucks... 2 does in the freezer... this last week very quiet... took a small snack though at 25 yards....

[whodey1966]

Tuesday eve hunt
temp low 60s when I got on stand at 4:30. too warm for me but I hunted anyways, I set till dark seen one doe, that was it, bummer of a eve!! The weather looks mild here for the next 7 days, really bummed about that since I only hunt evenings.

[blackbeard]

11/02/11- Morning. Hunted one of my rut stands between two thickets. Absolutely gorgeous morning. Spooked a deer getting in at dark. Sat until 10:30 never saw anything. Walking out a doe was being chased by something and almost ran over me. here was a deer blowing at me, must have been whatever was chasing it. I have no idea where the does have went. If I see any deer at all it is usually small bucks.

11/02/11- Evening. Hunted where two dozer roads intercept and lead to some oaks. Warm evening. Never saw a thing. If there had been a deer within 150 yards of me I would have heard it too due to the noisy leaves. Another evening and no deer. Since Oct 24 I've hunted 11 times and not seen deer five times. Pretty crappy 10 day stretch. I sure hope things pickup around here soon.

[ernie]

Black beard.. We are getting a lot of the same reports. Hit and miss for sure. Should be observing more chasing, cruising activity by now I would think