It's starting!

[Cyrus]

On my way home last night saw a swelled up 3pt with its face in a doe's ass chasing it around. Saw a 2pt chasing a doe doing the same. Neighbour down the red had a huge 4pt with a group of does tearing up his trees. Snow is falling...temps are cold...seems like it's almost time for deer season to start!

[Weatherby Fan]

Thats what Im talking about........this is awesome.........my favourite time of the year to hunt !

Fresh powder snow and the Rut

[Darksith]

and I am going to vancouver today...will dampen this trip haha, but NZ vs Can Rugby can't be missed!

[steepNdeep]

You bet! The rut is in full swing. Last weekend was like Granville Street outside the Roxy at 2am! Every buck had his nose to the ground & any group of muley does that I saw had bucks harassing them. Watched 2 fights... Get out there!

[pg83]

The rams are also getting horny. Just watched an attempted mount of a ewe by a nice ram at Vaseaux Lake an hour ago.

[Roboduck]

3 days and counting for my trip. Cant wait.

[Carrollizer]

I am hoping this happened around Kamloops since I'm heading around there next weekend...

[Cyrus]

Another swelled up buck chasing does in a spot I was hunting tonight. Was getting a bit too dark to count the pts. Funny how that big swollen neck gives them away before the rack sometimes.

[HarryToolips]

The rams are also getting horny. Just watched an attempted mount of a ewe by a nice ram at Vaseaux Lake an hour ago.
I saw Bighorn rams doing the same thing in another region 8 herd last week...a great time of year for sure..

[mulieaddiction]

I just got to cache creek noonish went out only saw 1 doe really cold out tho!

[Chrispryn]

Ive had a monster smile on my dial since reading this thread. We head out tomorrow for the day then again for 4 days over the long weekend. Hope to see yhose big boys acting wild

[sawmill]

Got a nice 4x4 whitie a couple days ago, right after the snow. He was running a doe with a fawn. I whistled, he stopped, bang flop. Fat as a pig too.

[ryanonthevedder]

The only thing more exciting that hunting the rut is having all your tags cut and a full freezer. I still need a few geese, but you can’t hunt the goose rut...

[Cyrus]

We cut our leh doe draws in 3 minutes yesterday so meat in the freezer. Time to try and find something big!

[Numenor604]

Hey guys . I am out in 3-20 right now . Peter hope area. Found a spot of service ... deer activity has been very slow ,but maybe this has to do with the big full moons ??? Lots of snow on the ground but lots of tracks also ... I'm flying solo .. but this thread has encouraged me to stay another night . Thanks and good luck

[Cyrus]

Hey guys . I am out in 3-20 right now . Peter hope area. Found a spot of service ... deer activity has been very slow ,but maybe this has to do with the big full moons ??? Lots of snow on the ground but lots of tracks also ... I'm flying solo .. but this thread has encouraged me to stay another night . Thanks and good luck

Imo the afternoon hunt is best on full moon. I skipped the morning today as it was like daylight last night. I agree the mornings this week has been really slow

[Numenor604]

Hey Cyrus . We are on the same page then! I saw a buck bail off the road as I was driving to a spot I had intended to walk.. if only had gotten out to walk a few minutes earlier haha. I think he was just a 3 pt... oh well I have tomorrow morning still ... I also saw a couple does on my evening hike .. perhaps things are starting to pick up . Hoping for a darker night tonight.

[twoSevenO]

Ive had a monster smile on my dial since reading this thread. We head out tomorrow for the day then again for 4 days over the long weekend. Hope to see yhose big boys acting wild

Am I the only one that's had his hunt ruined due to too much snow?

Lol. I don't know. A lot of people seem very excited here and I'm just worried about there being too much snow.

I have locked diffs front and rear in the Jeep and a foot of a half of snow still ain't easy when the hills get steep.

[Liveforthehunt]

There is your problem right there "jeep" :wink: buy a landcruiser and never have that problem

[Cyrus]

Only an inch where I was. Saw a 3pt tonight with a group. Sat and watched and no deer porno.. Maybe some pre rut stuff going on. Will try again on Friday before the closure.

[HarryToolips]

Partner and I out yesterday first light til noon, just over a foot of snow, lots of deer running around and moving, counted close to 50, we shot a 4 pt muley swelled neck but wasnt near any does..

[nelsonob1]

I got a 5x5 on my new bow this morning. Thing ran right into me. It is a hog. Very happy.