Hunting condutions SW BC

[MichelD]

Let's see:

1. Rut starting

2. Snow Late Thursday and Friday

3. Clear Saturday and Sunday.

What's not to like?

[Bugle M In]

Let's see:

1. Rut starting

2. Snow Late Thursday and Friday

3. Clear Saturday and Sunday.

What's not to like?

Sitting at home with health issues!!!

[caddisguy]

Let's see:

1. Rut starting

2. Snow Late Thursday and Friday

3. Clear Saturday and Sunday.

What's not to like?

Full or near full moon might not be great.

I am looking forward to the weekend... or actually Friday since I took the day off to get a 3 day trip in. caddisgirl is doing better and is coming this time.

TBH I am hoping it does not snow so much that the road is covered where I hunt. My brother is going to meet me up there, but crappy tires and no chains so any significant snow could be a deal breaker for him.

Good luck to everyone venturing out. It should be a good weekend.

[scotty30-06]

Yea im damn excited to get up into my little bow zone and check trail cam and keep peeking around.

[ROY-alty33]

Not sure the rut is on down here yet. Watched a group of does for about 3 hours on Monday and not a sniff of a buck.

[albravo2]

Yeah, I'm feeling a bit mixed about the snow. I've got 4 studs and a set of chains but the area I'm going to hunt has very high consequence for leaving the road unintentionally. Steep and narrow with a precipitous drop off to one side and very little traffic if something does go wrong.

That said, I haven't been out in 3 weeks and am really keen. I've seen quite a few does and am hoping the bucks will show up on cue.

[MichelD]

My buddy's already up in our spot but I'm staying home to hunt snow geese tomorrow.

[kennyj]

Heading to Reg 3 on Sat. Should be good in a cold sort of way.
kenny

[caddisguy]

Mixed thoughts on the rut too. I think it depends a lot on the location. I ran into a hunter who showed me some video of a fork trying to jump a doe a few weeks back... so definitely pre-rut activity a few weeks back in Mission. The rut could be in full swing there. I think PG66 posted a mature buck responding to rattling. In the valley I hunt, it doesn't really seem to start until a couple weeks into November. That said, I don't think anyone can really predict the rut other than when you see it happening in an area, then it's happening in that area.

I am just going to go in with the assumption bucks are chasing does all over the place on my ridge (like what I always figure they are doing when I'm at work) and when I get up my little mountain and see no bucks, maybe I'll try a little bit of rattling

[Iron Glove]

Other than the late evening drive up Friday Night, looking forward to a weekend hunt in Tulameen with the Son-In-Law.
Going to a spot just out of Town where we spotted, but couldn't get a decent shot at two bucks on Thanksgiving.