Extremely Late Rut?????

amsmlmssml · Feb 22, 2012

I know this sounds crazy but coming home from work yesterday I had a doe cross the road in front of me about 50 yards away. I had plenty of time to slow down expecting more. About the time I reached the spot where she crossed a very nice 8 pt. (still with horns)crosses. I stop and watch her nervously run from the buck who is now on her trail nose to the ground mouth open. I know that there is a late rut but come on, late February!

SRD · Feb 22, 2012

Maybe he was just now catching up to her (she's been playing hard to get for 3 months :innocent0

)

Redneck · Feb 22, 2012

Blame the weather.

Ab_Normal · Feb 22, 2012

How out of wack is your buck to doe ratio?

amsmlmssml · Feb 22, 2012

Can't really say for sure Ab. I really don't see many deer at all anymore while hunting. 10 years ago tons of deer, mostly does though and junk bucks. Between liberal bag limits and staff at Catoctin Mountain Park killing dang near everything that moves, not much around anymore. The ratio at that time was way out of wack. Don't get me wrong, the quality of bucks has improved IMO but it may be time to limit harvest in my neck of the woods.

Ab_Normal · Feb 22, 2012

The crux of the situation is that if this doe is bred and has a doe (or more) then that doe will probably go into a really late estrus cycle next year as well.

fscwi · Feb 22, 2012

I have seen rut activity in February in Montgomery County and Rock Creek park in DC, both areas have too many does. I've also seen small fawns with spots early in the archery season that were probably from a third or fourth rut period.

drew_acid · Feb 22, 2012

SRD said:
Maybe he was just now catching up to her (she's been playing hard to get for 3 months )

They must be married.... :lol2:

SRD · Feb 22, 2012

fscwi said:
I've also seen small fawns with spots early in the archery season that were probably from a third or fourth rut period.

^This.
I've seen the same thing (more in the last 2 yrs.)

BlackBart · Feb 22, 2012

Slut Slut

Takes it in the butt! :party29:

redrumtc · Feb 22, 2012

Even tho I took 2 nice bucks and 4 does this years rut sucked

bigjohn · Feb 22, 2012

global warming

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