Rut Hunting

[JMAR85]

This is really interesting stuff. I've never run cameras through doe bedding areas before but plan to this year. When you guys see bucks showing up throughout the rut how long do they stick around?

[jman22]

I have witnessed this through trail cam photos twice. The most recent was in 2015 when I had a 2 (maybe a weak 3) yo make an appearance on a cam on November 12. Had never seen this buck before (velvet, in season, post season etc..). This year I had the same buck walk in front of the same camera on the same day in 2016. Again, never saw him before or after that pic. I'll be ready in 2017 haha!

The buck I was referring to in the above post showed up again last week. He's a 4 yo 10 pt this yr. He's a few weeks earlier than he has been in the past 2 yrs. I'll be interested to see if he sticks around this year or just does a quick circuit like he histoically does.