The Rut!

[Boar]

i curious to know peoples idea personal experience on the rut. i thought this cold snap from last weekend woulda really been far more productive than that warm spell last weekend. not the case. it was slower. much slower. thw buck my wife shot was in rut. the buck my lil brother shot was not. im thibking the rut has barely begun in my area 257. i know every year ia different. and alot of people  look to the 2nd week of Nov. as a base time. im looking at better hunting at the start of ML MYSELF. wat yur 2 cnts

[deadeye]

From what I saw this weekend, the breeding has not started yet.  Little bucks are chasing and running their butts off but the big boys are nose to the ground checking for a hot doe.  Most does are not ready yet. I thinking this week things could really get hot.  This passed Saturday morning I saw 9 deer, 3 does, 1 fawn, 1 mature buck, 2 basket 8's and 2 small bucks.  The small bucks were running does, and the others were nose to ground, trying to sniff out a hot doe.  On Friday evening I watched a small buck "court' a doe by the cabin. She was not interested and eventually left the field.  He played it cool for a while and then moved off in her direction. I took the pictures out the window. It was fun watching the interaction but she wanted nothing to do with him. 

[mike89]

this weekend was super quiet this weekend here for what I have seen so far..  and the folks I have talked too are all saying that... 

[Jerkbiat]

My personal experience is every year is different and no matter how much I think I have it figured out. I am still wrong. There has not been much moving up here either in 105.

[MN RACK ATTACK]

Where we are at (604), I seen a lot of chasing the week before season.
Lots of scrapes still. A few rubs.
Not sure where its at.