What date/time of year did you shoot your biggest buck?

I've been hunting for 6 years now and still haven't taken a buck, only does. I have seen plenty while hunting, but none that are old enough to be shot.

Last year however on my gam camera, October 31st showed a ton of bucks all around my stand, and two small ones fighting. All pics were at night but that is when the rut really kicked in here last year. I wish I would have been hunting around the week, but didn't get a chance to pull the card until middle of Nov.

So what time of the year do you see more bucks out, presenting a chance to harvest one, or when did you shoot your stud.

I am in Oklahoma, so obviously our "rut" dates won't all be the same.

 

I see the most bucks in Sept. This is the first year where I'll have a stand in a good rut area. All my other stands are over fields.

 

Second week of November is when I'm glued to the tree, thats normally when I see the biggest/most deer in my area.

 

Last week of Oct you still have a good chance of killing a home core deer, 2nd week of Nov. you just never know what will walk by.

 

Shot my biggest first week of November with about one minute of legal shooting time left.

 

Nov. 11th. 8:00 am.

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First 2 weeks in November I see more bucks than any other time in the season obviously the rut. I got my biggest buck on November 10 2011 at 4:35 in afternoon 2 mins before shooting light was up. Not only do I see a lot more deer in those 2 weeks the sign I saw last year in that time was insane. It went from seeing sign from what looked like a dozen deer to a herd of 100 deer tramping through the woods it was crazy. Never seen so much sign in one area like that. Rubs, scrapes, tracks, scat and fur. One day I saw 10 deer in the stand and a small buck literally chasing 3 does for over a half hour all around my stand I got video of it but it got dark and the vid turned to c*^*.

 

11/5/11 10am'ish.

 

November 19th, 2009 at 12:19

The first week of November for me has always been really good for seeing bucks. I haven't shot one since the day I shot my big one, but I'm also picky. This year my plan is to not be so picky.

 

October 26, 7:15 AM. On his way to bed.

 

November 20, 2011 4:35 PM. First evening of a big cold front that brought 15 mph winds, snow flurries, and temps around 28 degrees. I was sitting the edge of a funnel between food and bedding. 153" ten, 260 lbs hoof weight. Enjoy!

 

November 17th, 430 pm. He was headed out into the field with does just before dark. Scored 115

 

My biggest buck was shot on Oct. 7th in the last hour of light . I have shot most of my bucks in the last week of Sept. or Oct. and I can't tell if most were in the morning or evening .

 

Last week of bow hunting season for NY. It was 4ish, he coming out to eat in the field. Less than 20 yards away!

 

took me a couple years of just going hunting and picking up deer movement on a piece of state land but sealed the deal Oct 17th 2012 i shot my first buck 8 pointer while he was checking my tinks scrape around 9 AM

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My largest buck to date was on Nov 15th (opening of gun in MI) it was about 1030-11 am, and i literally just shot a doe about 15 minutes earlier, and a nice 8 pt (10, but had 2 broken tines) walked out as i was checking out my doe and talking to my dad on the phone.

 

Nov 4th 7:23am 32 yards with the Hoyt while he was drinking water. Scored 156 3/8". I watched him for 20 minutes from 200 yards until he was close enough to shoot.Longest 20 minutes of my life.

 

October 30Th An my next biggest was on November 5. That week has been really good to me in the last few years!

 

The first days of the rut.

 

Last year November 5th i killed my biggest buck, I plan on being glued to my stand the first two weeks of November this year if I haven't got a buck before then