So are bucks still chasing during the daylight hours? I'm planning on sitting all day Wednesday, but not so much all day if everything has slowed down here in S. IL. I hunt in Bond county if that means anything to anyone.
I missed the two great weeks of hunting due to work and gun season. Although, I did kill the biggest buck of my life during gun season. However, I cheated because I should have had a chance with the bow. Poor choices on my part for 2 of the sits that I did have during the Rut. I sat in the wrong stand twice.
I had a nice, but younger 8 pt come out cruising in my soybean plot yesterday morning at about 7:15ish and again at about 7:45. He was clearly out seeking as he was just kinda walking circles in the field. I guess he was trying to pick up a trail on a hot doe. I don't think he found what he was looking for though and moved on out of the area.
Well, just today on my way home from work I saw a buck (6pt) in some thick stuff just off the road. I pulled over and watched him laying with 2 doe! They all stood when I got close enough, then the bigger doe started to leave, with the buck right behind her and his nose still to the ground. This is the latest I've seen a buck dogging a doe in my area.
It has been slow here with the last 5 days of rain tied to the end of rifle season. Hopefully the nice weather will get them up and moving this week. From what I have seen the big push around our place was around the 6th, 7th, and 8th of November.
Hey fellow Glen Carbonian! Haha. I wont be able to make it out again until mid December, getting hernia fixed. but there was Giant bucks chasing does down at Cahokia Mounds just yesterday. You would have sworn it was first week of November.
Where are you at in Glen Carbon? I in Fairfield estates subdivision next to the new Catholic high school.
The buck my friends kid took today was all worked up....going crazy....good stuff Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A using Tapatalk
I just saw a decent size buck 120" standing behind the Dierbergs in Edwardsville near the bike trail. he had his nose in a branch overhanging the walking trail. Think he was out sniffing as well.
Last night I had a really nice buck cross the road in front of me about a mile and a half from my place. He was out cruising I think, still a fair amount of daylight when I saw him.
Just got videos on the 26th of small bucks still chasing and 3 different bucks working a scrape line hard. All night time activity but its not over yet. Does were peeing in the scrapes as well
Well I went out for what might be my last attempt and didn't see a thing. Although I did see a scrape that wasn't there two weeks ago. Oh well I can't complain about my season.
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