Booner89
Member
I've been reading the gon forum for a few years and decided to join last night. I live and hunt here in thomas county I between Susie's and coolidge on 319. I'll give you my hunting report for the last few days. I was laid off about a month ago so I have spent almost every day in the woods. Up until last Thursday 11/20 I hadn't seen any chasing/rutting activity. I did shoot a nice 205 lb 8 pt on 11/15 that came into the rattling horns. I hunt a 200 acre lease alone except for when a friend or family wants to join. On Saturday 11/22 I had a 4 pt run a group of 4-5 does right to the base of my stand where one of the doe urinated. The 4 pt came to the spot she urinated and smelled and the does went one way and he went the other which tells me that they weren't ready. Sunday 11/23 saw a group of 3 does mama and two yearlings. Monday 11/24 did not hunt. Tuesday 11/25 best afternoon all season w/o shooting. Walked to stand at 4. Doe standing in lane I walk down she trots off I proceed to stand. At 4:15 had the same group of 3 does come in then walk on through. At 4:45 same small 4 pt came hurrying on their trail with nose to ground. At 5:15 had another group of 2 older does come into my back right and slowly make their way down to the food plot and they look to the back and another group of 4-5 does come in from the back of the plot. By this time it was getting around 545 low light. The 3 older does were all running each other around including standing on their back legs swinging at each other with their front legs. I sat in the stand until 645 last night because there was deer ALL over the place including some BIG body deer chasing other deer around in the food plot. Finally I managed to get all my things packed up and snuck down the stand and came out through the briar patch to keep from spooking the deer to bad. All of this came yesterday during all the rain. The rut has to be about to bust wide open either today or the next 1-3 days. I hope this helps anyone that reads this.
