What day in november did you have the best sit? most sighhtings of deer, or maybe you put your tag on one!
3rd
Nov 6th here in south AR, surrounded by bucks actin a fool. Two fighten behind me, 2 runnin a doe too my right puttin on a show,scraping, snorten, wheezin,and grunting, and one runnin a doe in front of me. never loosed an arrow but passed a shot on a nice 8 at 27 yds. great mornin.
Tagged my buck on the 4th.
Doe on the 4th, buck on the 14th, but lots of action from the 1st on. I got to watch an awful lot of rut action this season, and it went strong here until about Thanksgiving week, then it was like a switch turned off.
Veterans Day, November 11th.... Recording notes for years and that date aways falls with peak rut within a hundred miles of I70 which traverses most of the length of the central US.
The 3rd and 6th.
God bless,
Charlie
Nov 13, but observed alot of rutting activity mostly during cold spells in late Oct and Early Nov. Was lucky enough to tag an 8 Ptr on the 13th.
I actually saw the most deer on October 20th, but Nov 9 & 16 weren't bad.
Usually, it's between Nov 7-12. This year, saw a few nice bucks on Oct. 31, Nov.1 and tagged my buck on the 2nd.
This year, I saw the most action on the 16th of Nov. It varies a few days year to year, but it seems like somewhere between Nov. 10th and Nov. 17th. It can go from absolute zero, like it was for me on the 15th to having as many as a dozen in sight at the same time(Nov. 16th)!
the 13th! day i killed my buck
The 1st week of Nov. is usually pretty good here in So. Ia. From Halloween on till almost Thanksgiving is not bad, but the 1st week of Nov. would be my pick. Just before and just after the peak of the rut, seem's to work best for grunting and rattling for me. I've had my best success during this time.
Harvested my buck on Nov. 6....KYArcher
The 13th for me too......9 pt. buck.
Bernie Bjorklund
NC Iowa/SW Wisconsin
Nov. 13th I had 3 different at least high end P&Y's under my tree. The afternoon before I had one of them at about 12yds. and saw two more good ones. No shots on any of them.
Nov. the 11th. Took an very nice buck and seen 11 deer.
Over the years I have always had my most memorable hunts from Nov 4-10..
Curious what a high end P&Y is ... 180+??
I'm happy with anything 130+.
Oct 29th.... is closest to 1Nov :)
Nov. 12 was the day I saw the most deer. Nov. 21st a buck hit the ground.
Nov. 20th has been real good to me, killed a hoss this year on that day.
November 9th where I sit in North central Oklahoma.
Twas the 6th for me :thumbsup:
Steve
QuoteOriginally posted by drewsbow:
3rd
Same here.
The 4th, on the other hand, was a bad day. I stuck my right hand in my tractor's fan while putting it away after getting the buck out of the woods the night before. The headlights had died on the trip out of the woods; and I remembered after starting it to put it away.
Nov. 6-7. 2 nice bucks within 20 yards, but no shot, saw grunting, tending, chasing, heard horns cracking, deer working a rub, rattled one in. Intense.
Nov 6 is always a good day for me
Nov. 10
According to Charlie Alschiemer(sp.?) of Deer & Deer Hunting Mag. the moon phase is a big factor each year. So each hunting season should see a change in dates for the various phases of the rut. And I think there may be something to that, but I'm liking a falling moon more and more each year.
That being said, after 20 years on the farm we own, November 20, give or take, has been the time to be in our woods for the BIG ones. I haven't been too lucky in the harvest end, but the sign is always outstanding and the action very thrilling.
QuoteOriginally posted by Earl E. Nov...mber:
Over the years I have always had my most memorable hunts from Nov 4-10..
Curious what a high end P&Y is ... 180+??
I'm happy with anything 130+.
Since B&C minimum is 160" for typical and P&Y 125" I figure high end P&Y to be in the 150" pushing 160".
If I had to make a closer guess on those bucks I'd say 140", 150" and 165". It would surprise me if they were less, but not if the 165" was more. Actually I've always way underestimated the size of the rack on deer I've shot.
I'd be happy with anything right now..only had one shot all yr.
Nov 11 & 12. Last 3 years took deer on each of those days. This year...Nothing. Off year? Maybe. I'm still a fan of those two days though.