How To Hunt The Rut

[@tedrickabus2087]

Great stuff for us Michigan hunters. Thx! I agree completely with your grunt comments. Also I agree with your stand strategies as well. This week is my favorite. We call it "magic week" as the bucks start cruising heavily this week. Chances are best when they are seeking early estrous does. Glad I found your post. Hunt safe and hard!

[@ChristopherRowe-b2c]

Great video! There is nothing better than putting hours in the woods! There is something magical about the rut. I have never amshot any monsters but respectable deer! Patience is key, and yes less is more! Keep up the good work and good luck this year!

[@kimberlylevin2191]

I find it so difficult to do an all day sit as I’m such an active person but I’m going to give it a shot this Friday after the cold front. Thanks for great content & good luck 🍀🦌

[@ricomidence2063]

Can help on a scrapes but sometimes I feel they do more harm then help . I notice does tend to be very sensitive to them and when a bucks chasing a doe and she hits a scent of some sort it could deter her and there goes ur buck also

[@Patrician9000]

I listen to audiobooks or podcasts so my mind is active and I can sit still without that need to move around. Also, a ground blind might help you out a lot, or climb higher

[@austinspain4095]

Wait . Still too early

[@kimberlylevin2191]

@@austinspain4095 I’m in Northeast PA I’ve had most buck harvests mid November so you have a good point 👍🏼thanks

[@austinspain4095]

@@kimberlylevin2191 im central Indiana so our hunting prob isn't much different. I normally don't start doing mid day sits until nov 8th or so until around thanksgiving

[@transamguy9073]

Alot of great tips. You bring up comfort. When i was younger i bought cheap stands. Now i buy comfort

[@boostimalaka1]

Halloween week is the time here in the Catskills. It is always the same time of year as the local wildlife biologist said. This is why opening day rifle season is always set the week of Thanksgiving so the Bucks have bred the doe.

[@scottpomygalski6078]

In NJ here, Just saw a gigantic buck in the daylight just standing there seemingly stunned and distracted. It made for a great conversation with my daughter on the way to school about the rut and how the boys are affected by the girls. Hold on boys for another week, we will have a sit down and have a one on one conversation in the woods

[@daveburbridge9807]

This channel should Have a lot more members.

[@dennisestes4768]

Eee3333 e 3 e 333😊😊😊😊😊

[@johnmunyan1701]

I am S. New Jersey and I am off of work from Nov 1st to the 6th. I just started seeing daylight pics of small bucks last couple days and I hope in the time I am off the big boys will come through. I have a nice 8pt with a messed up rack with character and I am looking for him. He has been regular every few days. Had other nice bucks earlier in season but haven't seen them on camera in a few weeks but that can change.

[@BrockDonati]

Great video and great quality

[@andyparstino7280]

All day sits are great I always see so much more and get a few naps in. Pack food/coffee and a book

[@sheepdog7528]

Central/eastern VA, bucks chasing early this year. I wish they would wait for my vacation time next week! Agree with all of your advice. I like to use soft grunts while walking to and from my stand. I have killed bucks following me out.

[@kirktrussell5502]

Very good video brother! Commonsense advice from a veteran hunter. I learned a couple of things. Location: Upstate South Carolina on the edge of the Blue Ridge mountains. Yes, we do get big bucks in S.C., lol. Not the mid-West size, but big. Halloween hunt, here I come!

[@MichaelWilliams-to3cj]

Dang, I’m guilty. big 8 point this morning caught me on my phone and snorted at me. So frustrating!!!

[@FISHUNTREECOUNTRY]

Quality vid

[@MillerTimer92.]

What if you only have a field to hunt and can’t get into woods? My stand is on the edge of a field with some thick woods at the back but I’m not aloud in them but there a lot of doe that come out into the field to eat the corn any tips?

[@blakedjameson]

I'm not genius but id hunt a spot like that only in the evening, and have a couple stand spots along the field edge so you can play the wind properly.

[@stephenlwest]

NC not much moving so far. Can you have too many stands in a track of land? I own 50 acres, how many do you suggest? Your thoughts......

[@tedrickabus2087]

Never too many. I hunt 40 acres and have 6 tree stands and 4 box blinds. It's great for flexibility due to changing weather conditions. Valley stand when it's really windy, box blind if it's more than a light rain, etc. Also, it keeps you from over-hunting one particular stand.

[@darinblackburn6023]

What are your thoughts on using scents during the rut?

[@c.espinoza5169]

Also curious about this!

[@tedrickabus2087]

Love them. I've brought lots of bucks in with estrous. My last buck is killed came in and scent checked 4 does that were in front of me and walked over and put his nose on the scent I put on the ground. Freezer for him!

[@darinblackburn6023]

@@tedrickabus2087 same here

[@stefanosoderi4152]

I use tinks doe n rut from the 16th to the 20th of November one yr I had 2 come into it on a string! One was 11/16 the other was 11/18 post rut they are searching for the last hot doe for the season!

[@lucaswade576]

PA here. Haven't seen much of any daytime activity. I've talked to a few other guys who are echoing the same thing.

[@osar2870]

Here in Ohio I saw one nice buck come by around 4:30 but that was a week ago, since then only a few does, tons of scrapes though hopefully this weekend we get some more action

[@boomhower6733]

Pa also a little to warm yet

[@c.espinoza5169]

Nothing in CT

[@Elonzo-k2y]

I've seen day time activity all season 😊

[@stefanosoderi4152]

Rhode Island same , mostly under dark , one good buck at last light Sunday the rest are after dark too warm

[@yomomma107]

EHD wiped out my entire deer herd I've not seen one single dear all season 😢

[@tonyjano3131]

I have 1 day I can take off work. Trying to decide what day to take. What is your opinion on the best day to take off. I always have sat-mon off. I was thinking the 1st. The 5th. Or the 8th. Located southern/central Wi

[@mattwilkie9713]

This Friday November 1. Huge cold front today, heavy winds tomorrow, absolutely perfect on Friday.

[@tonyjano3131]

@ I couldn’t get off the 1st :( took off the 5th but I’m going to try and get it switch the 8th after further consideration

[@c.espinoza5169]

Anyone use estrous urine by their stand during the rut?? Pro or con?

[@Utoldempaw]

Always! Can't hurt if they come downwind of where you put it and smell it . Don't put it downwind of your stand and I dont put it on my boots, I use raccoon piss for cover.

[@c.espinoza5169]

@ Thanks! Good luck this season

[@tedrickabus2087]

It's awesome. Have brought in a lot of bucks with estrous. Won't hunt without it.

[@samethbo109]

0 activity during the day on cams.

[@Elonzo-k2y]

Better find a new spot 😮

[@tedrickabus2087]

MI: Same for a lot of people. If your property is more of a travel route than a buck bedroom, this can be why. Plus the moon phase of course. This week should drastically change things. Finally got a nice one on cams at 10 a.m. two days ago. It's on!

[@mikeguy9668]

​@@tedrickabus2087 moon phase 😂

[@stefanosoderi4152]

One good buck on mine Sunday afternoon half hour before dark ! He hasn’t been back since all the rest are under darkness

[@tedrickabus2087]

Doubt if you will, but it works .

[@meyerfire21]

Autism?

[@tsultrimlama5560]

Bad luck for you killing innocent animals in a jungle