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Dec 12, 2020 · In Wisconsin, Own the Season's Art Helin voices much the same. Wisconsin deer seem to be back to feeding heavily, and are showing post-rut activity, he says. He has also spent some time in Kansas. Around Thanksgiving, he shot a good buck as it pushed a few does. That's to be expected.
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In September, I stood in standing corn in southern Wisconsin during the early goose season waiting for birds. None came, but I listened as Wisconsin hunter Bob Mercier explained his unique deer hunting system that targets dominant bucks during the whitetail rut. Mercier said he has been developing the 4-day system over nine years in the field, and ...
Dan Flood, an expert archer and this column’s primary consultant in shooting bows and bowhunting, reported “difficult hunting” in Price County on 80 acres of private land, with significantly fewer deer than were seen during recent seasons. Of “1000 pictures” taken since spring by motion cameras set over three food plots, Flood and his brother Jim h...
This reporter first bow hunted this season during a hunt in Vilas County November 11 through Saturday morning, November 14. I scouted extensively on day one. Finding few scrapes near stands that normally produces annually and very poor sign including droppings, I moved to different areas of Vilas County. Finding a good scrape line and some dropping...
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Dec 20, 2022 · Bow and crossbow hunter pressure is at its highest during the pre-rut and rut and many successful hunts occurred during this period. The five-year average of harvest by day of the season and the 2020 harvest by day of season is contained in Figures 3 & 4. Table 1. Bow deer harvest by deer management zone and deer type, 2020.
Nov 2, 2020 · When will bucks be chasing? When will breeding happen? When will bucks be moving at midday? Unfortunately, these questions are easier asked than answered. The whitetail deer breeding season can be wildly unpredictable—or as regular as reading the calendar. Here’s what we can and cannot predict about the 2020 whitetail rut. Consistent Factors.
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In the event Wisconsin Rut Report becomes aware that any hunter registered with Wisconsin Rut Report Buck Contest enters or submits a buck harvested from a high-fence or game farm hunt, the hunter taking that buck shall be immediately and permanently disqualified from Wisconsin Rut Report competitions and events.
Apr 5, 2022 · Average gestation from our data, covering almost 50 years, is 198 days. So, a doe conceiving on Nov. 15, 2021, will fawn around June 1, 2022. The tighter the fawning period, the less impact of predators, so we try to manage deer herds to have a short, concise conception curve, which in turn produces a short, concise fawning period.
Oct 19, 2023 · Here comes the rut! Welcome to our annual Regional Rut Update, our weekly reports on whitetail activity from experts in the field. From pre-rut to post-rut, we’ll help you harvest the buck of a lifetime. This is the first of seven weekly reports from whitetail contributors Doug Howlett (East), Darron McDougal (Midwest) and Josh Honeycutt (South).
