Find the Does!

The time has come that we’ve all been waiting for – it’s the three letter word we call the RUT!  I was hunting up in north mo this past weekend and saw a great buck chasing some does.   I watched some does come through and filter up the draw I was hunting in about 1hr before dark.  It was about 30 min later when I heard the heavy footsteps and saw a doe come flying through the draw.  The does came running down to me about 25yrds away, which I was thinking was going to work out perfect.  Unfortunately, when he got about 60yards out, one of the does took out – ran right past him and over the hill.  It didn’t take him too long to decide that she was the one he was after and so he took out on her trail.  I grunted & bleated, but his hormones were just too strong for me!

I’d be surprised if many does are actually ready to breed as of yet, but the bucks are chasing!  I just love this time of year.  Find yourself a travel corridor, whether it’s a funnel, a ledge on the side of a ridge, a low area across some open – anywhere that a buck would likely travel scent checking for does.  Just downwind of a known doe bedding area is a priceless stand location for the next 3 weeks.

Get on the does cause you can bet the bucks are!