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Nov 23, 2023 · During the two days I sat there, nearly every buck that passed through the oak flat traveled the edge of the oak flat that borders a neighbor’s 6-year-old clearcut. That got me to hunt the edge near the other neighbor’s standing corn, and between two nights at that location, I saw three does, a small buck, and the 10-pointer I shot at.
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...
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.
Classic rut hunting tactics should still be effective for at least the next week, with a buck and doe decoy setup being very effective. Mature bucks should be seeking out the remaining hot does. Illinois. I spoke with Mike Stroff of Savage Outdoors. He has spent the past week in Illinois, where the action has been on fire.
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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).
Nov 10, 2012 · With that in mind, I typically avoid the pre-rut buck hideouts. We know a buck’s range expands during the rut. Thus, we can assume bucks are not going to be in the same areas they frequented during the pre-rut. Instead, they will find the does — where they travel and where they feed.
