Upson County

Jedwards

Member
Anything starting to happen yet in Upson County. I saw a spike bumping two does around this past Friday evening.
 
Still a little eary

Spent Thursday afternoon, all day Friday and Saturday morning in the woods in SW Upson - near Pobiddy Road area. Covered up with doe on Friday, all day, but no signs of chasing yet. saturady was a water haul - saw no movement - full moon seemed to have them feeding all niht, but tried early anyway. sat from 730am until 1245pm and nada. The woods are riddled with scrapes and rubs and white oak acorns the size of walnuts are raining everywhere. Too darn hot, though. Mosquitoes drained me. Needed a transfusion when I got home :) It will be this upcoming weekend, I predict or earl next week. Going down again after Cold front moves through late this week. Did see one wide rack buck at first light, but no shot. Heading back to his bed, no doubt.
 

Jedwards

Member
Upson rut

I came down Sunday evening and hunted yesterday and didn't see anything. I will be here all week and will do my best to post what I'm seeing. Hoping the cooler weather and rain will get something started by the end of the week.
 
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Jedwards

Member
Been a slow week so far hoping the rain and cooler weather is going to get the deer moving. We did have one of our members kill a nice 10pt on the evening of the 7th not chasing just cruzing.
 

1eyefishing

...just joking, seriously.
I am not far and near the covered bridge.
I usually count on Christmas week and the first week of January.
 

doenightmare

Gone But Not Forgotten
Is anyone hunting off Pleasant Grove Road in Upson County and when is the second rut going to come in?

We are right off Pleasant Grove bout a mile past Kendall Road. Saw some fresh scrapes last weekend and a buck trailing a doe after dark. Super moon didn't help the daytime movement though.
 
Was in the woods all weekend seen very little movement in the morning but I did see 6 does and one Buck yesterday evening all the scrapes seem to be filled up with Leafs I've been seeing a lot more activity in the evenings then in the mornings here lately
 

Jedwards

Member
Well how was opening weekend for everyone. Ours was very slow everyone on our place saw a few deer but nothing to shoot. I only heard 9 shots all weekend around us and none of those were close by.
 
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1eyefishing

...just joking, seriously.
Both my partner and I saw chasing this weekend in southern Upson
 

Jedwards

Member
Well everyone on our place is seeing deer. One of our guys killed a 9pt Saturday evening it was just cruising and another guy saw a small buck grunting following two does. It's starting to get going. I talked to a friend of mine that hunts near us and one of his guys killed a nice 10pt chasing and grunting.
 

RamblinWreck

Senior Member
Little down the river in Taylor they are still scraping hard. Have not seen chasing, but I've only been a couple days.
 

bw561737

Member
Hunted Sun morning through Tuesday morning. Saw deer each hunt but no seeking. Tarsals were still white on both the young bucks I saw as well as the does. Scrapes and rubs are certainly getting hit hard though.

This is about ten miles south of Thomaston.
 

Jedwards

Member
I will be down this Friday afternoon and plan on staying for a week. Hopefully it's starting to heat up in the woods. I hunt about 10 miles south of Thomaston to on HWY 19.
If we start seeing some action I'll try to get something posted on here letting everyone know.
 
I am just south of Thomaston. We headed into woods at 315pm today and by 5pm my son had a doe trot by and soon thereafter a nice 9pt hot on her trail. He had a swollen neck and his tarsals stunk...it is beginning for sure in Thomaston. The place is covered up with fresh scrapes and rubs.
 

Jedwards

Member
Watched a 7pt make a scrape Friday afternoon and saw a nice 9pt yesterday afternoon. I’ve seen a good number of deer and most have been young bucks. One of our guys saw some chasing yesterday morning it is definitely picking up the bucks are on the hunt for sure. I’m hoping this weather will hold out on some of the rain and these temps are supposed to drop come Friday it should get good.
 

Jedwards

Member
Well we hunted all week last week and I had a great time with friends. Believe it or not we didn't kill any deer. We all saw plenty of deer but either we didn't see what we were looking to shoot or the one we wanted to shoot out smarted us. The deer were on their feet in search of the does and pretty much all of us saw some rutting activity. Should be a good week this week for anyone hunting.
 

1eyefishing

...just joking, seriously.
Anyone seeing anything and when do y'all think the second rut will happen

After Christmas.
Right after they get through with the reindeer duty with Santa!
December first through Christmas is usually deadsville for us. A few deer to be seen but nothing like the rest of gun season...
 

Jedwards

Member
One of our guys killed a 8pt Sunday evening it was with a doe he believes some yotes got them moving. He heard yotes yelping and a few minutes later from that direction a doe and the 8pt came from the other property crossing the creek. He had seen one doe earlier just feeding on acorns.
 
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