3-19 Savona area

[Dorarem]

As mule deer rut is coming and big bucks going to be around on open areas. Thinking to go hunt around Savona. Pat lake area. Has anyone done that area ? It’s just like treeless hills.
Do you guys think it will be good area? Or better get into bush ?

[Red_Mist]

Well you have about 3 more weeks before the rut is on in that area. I have seen deer just beded down in that open grass land but I think you will have more success in the timber. Find the does during the rut and bucks will be following. Where they are tends to depend on snowfall as well, higher elevation till they are pushed down.

[Liveforthehunt]

3 weeks may be a bit late ... id say with the activity I have seen in the past 2 days here that peak will happen in 10 days from now lots of pre rut activity happening including a 6x5 wondering aimlessly with his tongue hang ing

[Weatherby Fan]

Hunt from Nov 10-20 and you should have the rut covered !

[604redneck]

You are asking for advice on an internet forum. Take everything with a grain of salt. go hunt and have fun

[Scance]

3-18.. I was surprised when I sighted a mature buck following doe's in the timber last weekend, I was up in the snow and followed them to find two separate doe estuers spots in the snow and not just little pee spots, I could smell it as I was tracking them, when I stoped to take a pic a 2pt was staring at me through the trees. Also noted the deer are eating tons of lichen off the blow down trees and not feeding much in the blocks right now.

[Bugle M In]

This is about the time that things start rolling.
To say when the actual "peak time" is, is hard to pin point.
I can tell you this, that this is the time where you start to see some lucky hunters with those big bucks in the pics.
If I could, I would be out there every day possible now.
If you are out there as much as possible, you run a good chance of hitting the special day when you know the
"rut is on"....you will just know.
Good luck out there

[BigfishCanada]

The farmers fields there are loaded with trophies, the trick to that area is knowing private land

[Dorarem]

Haven’t seen private land signs out there

[finngun]

I have been hunting savana area starting early 90...that time deers running all over,,not so last 10years,,,lots of logging,,heavy hunting pressure...bears,wolfs......fn,road hunting pic up trucks running all over,many guns at the back of it......etc. i stop my hunting there..im sure still deer there,,but way less than past...feel sad about it..