Secondary Rut Action

[Philnlucky]

Lots of competition for the second round of does coming in.

 

[coolbreezeroho]

Great looking bucks...May I ask where your located.

 

[Silver Britches]

Nice pics as usual.

 

[Philnlucky]

Great looking bucks...May I ask where your located.

Lee Co.

 

[WOODIE13]

Survivor series rut

 

[antharper]

Great pictures ! I think the one laying down needs to skip the second round

 

[jaydawg]

Luv your posts!… that 3rd pic looks like a “candidate “ to me!

 

[slow motion]

Great looking pics. Thanks for sharing.

 

[DynamicDennis]

Do you supplemental feed, or just those food plots?

 

[Philnlucky]

Do you supplemental feed, or just those food plots?

20% Protein feeders in the off season, augmented with summer/fall plots.

 

[elfiii]

You got plenty of groceries to choose from. Almost every one of those is a wall hanger and I wouldn't turn up my nose at any of them.

 

[DynamicDennis]

You are only running the protein off season, and not running any corn feeders? Asking because I quit feeders, but I do put out corn when we hunt. Seems like you carry a lot of deer on your property.

 

[Philnlucky]

I don't run feeders in season. I do occasionally use 3 pt spreader with corn especially when temps fall below freezing as a source of supplemental carbohydrates.

 

[Gbr5pb]

I think a couple of them could use a rage

 

[godogs57]

Phil, had 45 minutes to hunt this evening (Christmas orders on knives keeping me busy) down the road from you. Climbing in my stand I noticed six does coming out on my oats 250 yards away. Five different bucks came out and chased them out of the oats,into the woods. Gone..

The five bucks stayed in my oats for 45 minutes till it got dark and I had to get back to my truck. The bucks all fought the entire time. Some sparring, some serious fighting. It was nuts. On the other side of my field at 410 yards I watched two more bucks and six does. 28 days from my observed rutting/chasing/breeding would put my second rut about the same time Santa comes to visit. It has been graveyard dead on my place, with only the occasional dor, for two plus weeks. Mother Nature flipped the switch back on today. The youngest bucks I saw today were 2 1/2 year old guys….others were older but I was just shooting video this afternoon.

 

[Philnlucky]

Phil, had 45 minutes to hunt this evening (Christmas orders on knives keeping me busy) down the road from you. Climbing in my stand I noticed six does coming out on my oats 250 yards away. Five different bucks came out and chased them out of the oats,into the woods. Gone..

The five bucks stayed in my oats for 45 minutes till it got dark and I had to get back to my truck. The bucks all fought the entire time. Some sparring, some serious fighting. It was nuts. On the other side of my field at 410 yards I watched two more bucks and six does. 28 days from my observed rutting/chasing/breeding would put my second rut about the same time Santa comes to visit. It has been graveyard dead on my place, with only the occasional dor, for two plus weeks. Mother Nature flipped the switch back on today. The youngest bucks I saw today were 2 1/2 year old guys….others were older but I was just shooting video this afternoon.

Hank,
Glad you got to see all that action. They started back chasing here last week and are still competing for the does that are cycling in. A lot of the bucks are still looking worn out from the November rut. Great time to be in the deer woods!
Good luck!

 

[sea trout]

Very fine pictures!!!!!!!!!!!!! Beautiful healthy bucks!!!!

 

[johnpoulan83]

Hank,
Glad you got to see all that action. They started back chasing here last week and are still competing for the does that are cycling in. A lot of the bucks are still looking worn out from the November rut. Great time to be in the deer woods!
Good luck!

These next 3-4 days around Lee should be really good

 

[deermaster13]

Always enjoy your pics! I couldn't imagine sitting somewhere and being able to see deer like that

 

[Jonboater]

What do you think your buck to doe ratio is??. I'm guessing real close having that rutt action. Love the Pics!