Its heating up boys.

[Offshore Custom Tackle]

Tried to Rattle, grunt and bleet, but as always..Nothing.

Then about 5:30pm I saw a really nice buck running a doe. Thought they would come my way but no.

Also had a small spike running a doe about 20yds away.

Then about 6:10 I had a basket 8ptr walk by my stand. Looked like he was on a mission plus I never saw him before.

When I got down my stand i kicked up another deer. Man you could smell the musk..

Cant wait to hunt everyday this week.

[HUNTIN-NUT]

Quite the opposite for me here in PA today. I usually hunt Saturdays on different properties than I do during the week due to work. Most of the week I was seeing rutting activity of at least a few bucks grunting and checking out some does - definitely not hot and heavy but something. This morning saw only 2 yearlings and rather dead and then tonight on another property that is loaded with scrapes & rubs - 3 guys total see see 5 does including yearling triplets. I think the very warm weather pushed them nocturnal tonight in my area.

[Offshore Custom Tackle]

Quite the opposite for me here in PA today. I usually hunt Saturdays on different properties than I do during the week due to work. Most of the week I was seeing rutting activity of at least a few bucks grunting and checking out some does - definitely not hot and heavy but something. This morning saw only 2 yearlings and rather dead and then tonight on another property that is loaded with scrapes & rubs - 3 guys total see see 5 does including yearling triplets. I think the very warm weather pushed them nocturnal tonight in my area.

Either that or the bucks are running doe somewhere else.

[HUNTIN-NUT]

Could be the case but not unusual for these 2 properties. I would say we see allot of sign but don't usually see much rut activity until last week of archery on either of these spots for some reason.

[ACEarcher]

The rut is deffinatly kicking up here. Last night I spot lighted one of my spots. I saw a really nice 5x2 (his main beam was busted above the browtine) chase a doe right across the road infront of me. Then the next field I spotted a 5 pt with a really nice body. Nose to the ground just trailin. This morning I saw a nice 8 while driving to work. So I'd say they're moving a lot more.