I drove up North to check things out and sit for the evening yesterday. No scrapes to be found yet, but that will change by Sunday I would guess. I decided to sit near the pumpkin patch since the bucks hit that real hard just before the rut starts. Well I saw 5 small bucks come in a feed and fight, just like every year. Eventually the big boys will show up for the fight! It is getting really close 
yesterday while sitting at the Duck INN having coffee we saw a total of 18 deer crossing in 25 minutes– 14 of them were fawns all in a row about 150 yards away looking kinda lost- looks like the bucks are chasing them off the does- last weekend we saw 14 but the does were with there fawns 
yesterday while sitting at the Duck INN having coffee we saw a total of 18 deer crossing in 25 minutes– 14 of them were fawns all in a row about 150 yards away looking kinda lost- looks like the bucks are chasing them off the does- last weekend we saw 14 but the does were with there fawns
Love those pics Scott! Way cool!
Love those pics Scott! Way cool!
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Love those pics Scott! Way cool!
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Love those pics Scott! Way cool!
on our farm in Southern MN we have got some pretty big trees already tore up. 5-8 inchers. Last weekend watched a few different bucks sparing but nothing huge. also had bucks following the same trails as the does were on with their heads down but the does dont look one bit interested, should be some good hunting this weekend
on our farm in Southern MN we have got some pretty big trees already tore up. 5-8 inchers. Last weekend watched a few different bucks sparing but nothing huge. also had bucks following the same trails as the does were on with their heads down but the does dont look one bit interested, should be some good hunting this weekend
I had one of my best evening stands ever last Tuesday! After shooting a limit of ducks in the moning (mallards, wigeon, gads), I made it to my stand by about 2 PM. Not much going on until about 4 when suddenly the switch went on. Over the next 2 hours there was non-stop activity! I saw 6 different bucks and at least 15-20 does and fawns. 3 of the bucks were yearlings (2 little sixes and a fork) and kept running the does around my stand. All of them were grunting up a storm and numerous times they did some sparring right in front of me! It really didn’t seem like they were truly chasing, just really active. Just before dark 2 decent bucks came through within about 15 yds. One was about a 120″ 8 and the other was a really wide 9 but looked like a 2.5 year old by body size and mass. Just before I climbed down I saw the big boy walking the field edge. For sure looked like a shooter, but I didn’t get a great look at him. All in all it was a really neat night to be sitting in a tree! I’ll be out all week trying for a crack at the big guy.
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I had one of my best evening stands ever last Tuesday! After shooting a limit of ducks in the moning (mallards, wigeon, gads), I made it to my stand by about 2 PM. Not much going on until about 4 when suddenly the switch went on. Over the next 2 hours there was non-stop activity! I saw 6 different bucks and at least 15-20 does and fawns. 3 of the bucks were yearlings (2 little sixes and a fork) and kept running the does around my stand. All of them were grunting up a storm and numerous times they did some sparring right in front of me! It really didn’t seem like they were truly chasing, just really active. Just before dark 2 decent bucks came through within about 15 yds. One was about a 120″ 8 and the other was a really wide 9 but looked like a 2.5 year old by body size and mass. Just before I climbed down I saw the big boy walking the field edge. For sure looked like a shooter, but I didn’t get a great look at him. All in all it was a really neat night to be sitting in a tree! I’ll be out all week trying for a crack at the big guy.
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