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Be prepared for 2ft of snow. There won't be any whitetail at 1300m this November but focus on the 800 to 1100m range. The deer are compressed into the winter range elevation early this fall. Things might expand if snow settles or melts a bit. Let's hope for no crust. Forecast is cool and dry this week, with snow to come the following week.
Looking forward to hearing about guys' tactics this weekend, should be great rut activity!
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one-shot-wonder
Be prepared for 2ft of snow. There won't be any whitetail at 1300m this November but focus on the 800 to 1100m range. The deer are compressed into the winter range elevation early this fall. Things might expand if snow settles or melts a bit. Let's hope for no crust. Forecast is cool and dry this week, with snow to come the following week.
Looking forward to hearing about guys' tactics this weekend, should be great rut activity!
That’s unfortunate. I guess I won’t get up there the rest of this year……
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ekul246
Plans for hunting the rut this coming weekend may be in jeopardy because of work. Any report on what the weather is like east of Penticton around the 1300m mark? How much snow? I know its going to be cold but heard there is a lot of snow on the ground.
A great source for weather conditions is local ski resorts, in your case Apex or Baldy. Regular snow reports & webcams so you get an actual visual at altitude. Silver Star here in Vernon has opened Nordic Ski Trails & are planning an early opening for Alpine skiing.
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ekul246
That’s unfortunate. I guess I won’t get up there the rest of this year……
not sure which is worse
can't go or won't go based on someones trash talk
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So I've seen that the mulies are starting to rut, but I typically find that the whitetails will start to chase does around usually after 3rd week of November, but is anyone noticing any whitetail rut activity starting as of yet? I'm talking South/Central interior BC..
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Yup seen a huge whitetail yesterday palmated antlers even.. never seen him before.
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Watched a whitie rubbing and scraping in my backyard two weeks ago. Have new bucks showing up on camera there all the time now.
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high horse Hal
not sure which is worse
can't go or won't go based on someones trash talk
Looks like work might have shifted and I may make it to there after all. Friend is going in to the bush up there today and will report back on the roads. He’s going farther in than I do.
I’ve been looking forward to this all year! Getting my first moose this year didn’t satisfy my desire for a big mature whitetail.
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I found a scrape and rub line last week while checking a camera and the camera captured two young bucks nose to the ground following two does.. about 4 minutes behind the doe..
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one-shot-wonder
Be prepared for 2ft of snow. There won't be any whitetail at 1300m this November but focus on the 800 to 1100m range. The deer are compressed into the winter range elevation early this fall. Things might expand if snow settles or melts a bit. Let's hope for no crust. Forecast is cool and dry this week, with snow to come the following week.
Looking forward to hearing about guys' tactics this weekend, should be great rut activity!
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ekul246
That’s unfortunate. I guess I won’t get up there the rest of this year……
Was up checking cards and restocking yesterday at 2 of my spots. GPS has the elevation at the the two sites marked 1512m and 1247m. Deer are piled in there thick as thieves.
The deer at the lower elevation site (1247m) winter there every year regardless of snow levels. Take what you will from that but I would not overlook the upper elevation areas.