Things are ready to blow...

[whitetail_addict]

A friend of mine took a phone video of a brute of a 10 point and another smaller buck chasing a doe hard today around 11:00 am here in Western Wisconsin. They were chasing for several minutes running her around in circles in a field right along side the road. The big one had his toungue hanging out and all. Likely an early doe in heat but it's beginning! Another friend killed a solid 13 point last night here as well.

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[Dewey]

Drove home from Iowa tonight and there were fresh road kills all over. Saw a few cars pulled over smashed up in western WI and young bucks laying in the road. Almost hit a few myself. Major increase in deer movement all of a sudden. Gonna get good real quick.

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[Stanley]

Yep starting to see some bucks on the road. Part of that is the farmers are in the fields big time. Part of it is the time of the year.

[JoeRE]

Yea last several days saw a major flurry in pre-rut activity. I think here and there a doe came into estrus early too, just one here and there. I saw a 150 inch 10 pointer that sure looked like he was tending a doe out in a CRP field a couple days ago and heard a couple other people saw something similar. Stanley's right too - the amount of cover out there across most of the midwest is being reduced 50-90% by harvesting. A lot more visibility.

It will probably die back down for a few days while this big weather system moves through the midwest mid-week then should be another good flurry after that.

[Hawthorne]

I saw two lone does this weekend. Both acted like they were about to come into heat. One came in to my grunt looked like she was looking for a buck. Nothing showed around her from what I saw. Our doe to buck ratio is pretty unbalanced.

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[justin84]

It will probably die back down for a few days while this big weather system moves through the midwest mid-week then should be another good flurry after that.

Heavy wind and rain in the forecast this Wednesday in SE Wisconsin. Would you expect that to slow them down a bit?

[whitetail_addict]

It will probably die back down for a few days while this big weather system moves through the midwest mid-week then should be another good flurry after that.

Heavy wind and rain in the forecast this Wednesday in SE Wisconsin. Would you expect that to slow them down a bit?

Most likely at least to some degree... but be ready for things to get going after it pushes through!

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