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February Hunting Really??? #1640518 02/05/16 04:07 AM 02/05/16 04:07 AM
Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 173 Statesville, AL T tripleHarmony OP 3 point
tripleHarmony OP 3 point T Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 173 Statesville, AL	I am sure some areas in state need it however from my observation I have hunted Lowndes WMA last year and it was totally dead no shooting and very few bucks harvested if any. I am now at Barbour WMA yesterday and today and this morning maybe 4 shots and very few seen by me and my father. No evident rutting activity. There may have been 5 bucks harvested yesterday and it's perfect from tree now and no shots whatsoever and there are a lot of hunters here. I believe 1st main rut is over for this area and in Lowndes. My 2 cents

Re: February Hunting Really??? [Re: tripleHarmony] #1640528 02/05/16 04:12 AM 02/05/16 04:12 AM
Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 410 Barbour County QDMAlan 4 point
QDMAlan 4 point Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 410 Barbour County	In full rut in certain parts of Barbour. Bucks still chasing around us.

Re: February Hunting Really??? [Re: tripleHarmony] #1640537 02/05/16 04:15 AM 02/05/16 04:15 AM
Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 173 Statesville, AL T tripleHarmony OP 3 point
tripleHarmony OP 3 point T Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 173 Statesville, AL	On this 28,199 acre tract they are not

Re: February Hunting Really??? [Re: tripleHarmony] #1640558 02/05/16 04:30 AM 02/05/16 04:30 AM
Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 11,651 Longwood, FL J jlbuc10 Booner
jlbuc10 Booner J Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 11,651 Longwood, FL	At my place in Macon co in the southern zone they rut in early January. So were post rut but I'm not complaining about the extended season!

Re: February Hunting Really??? [Re: tripleHarmony] #1640562 02/05/16 04:32 AM 02/05/16 04:32 AM
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 382 Clayhatchee, AL M muleskinner 4 point
muleskinner 4 point M Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 382 Clayhatchee, AL	We are 6 miles north west of banks and unless it started Monday, the rut just hasn't happened for whatever reason. I be there this weekend to find out. This has pretty much been the case all around us from hearing other hunters talking, so who knows what's going with them. Last year rut came in on the 18 of Jan at our place

Re: February Hunting Really??? [Re: tripleHarmony] #1640566 02/05/16 04:34 AM 02/05/16 04:34 AM
Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 327 wilcox county C catdoctor 4 point
catdoctor 4 point C Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 327 wilcox county	Here in Wilcox county the rut started last week with the old deer, then stopped with the hot weather. As soon as the front went through Wednesday morning the big old deer are chasing does and walking by parked 4 wheelers and one walked by my son standing in a gravel road 20 feet from him. He just looked at him and put his head back down and kept trailing. We are pleased that the State changed the season dates for South Alabama. This is the second time in many years that I have a chance to hunt the rut. Last edited by catdoctor; 02/05/16 05:01 AM. Reason: spelling

Re: February Hunting Really??? [Re: tripleHarmony] #1640568 02/05/16 04:34 AM 02/05/16 04:34 AM
Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 167 coffee cty al B bar_7mag 3 point
bar_7mag 3 point B Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 167 coffee cty al	I believe it's dead in southeast Crenshaw county. Sat on a plot yesterday afternoon and saw a decent 8 pt and had 3 does in the plot. He didn't even bother them just fed around off to his self. Had another buck come out at last light and the bucks just hung out together till I couldn't see them anymore.

Re: February Hunting Really??? [Re: tripleHarmony] #1640579 02/05/16 04:45 AM 02/05/16 04:45 AM
Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 173 Statesville, AL T tripleHarmony OP 3 point
tripleHarmony OP 3 point T Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 173 Statesville, AL	I am thankful and blessed to be able to hunt and love it. Who knows. I guess that's why it's called hunting.

Re: February Hunting Really??? [Re: tripleHarmony] #1640583 02/05/16 04:47 AM 02/05/16 04:47 AM
Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 2,255 Auburn Al mauvilla 8 point
mauvilla 8 point Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 2,255 Auburn Al	Im in Macon county have seen 3 bucks and 2 responded to a primos can call but like said above not complaining about the 10 days in Feb

Re: February Hunting Really??? [Re: tripleHarmony] #1640621 02/05/16 05:13 AM 02/05/16 05:13 AM
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 11,341 Kennedy, al G globe Booner
globe Booner G Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 11,341 Kennedy, al	What about the horns falling off?? Don't tell me it can't start in February, I've seen it. Everything woke turns to shucks

Re: February Hunting Really??? [Re: tripleHarmony] #1640631 02/05/16 05:18 AM 02/05/16 05:18 AM
Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 3,850 Dothan/Hartford,Al 87dixieboy 10 point
87dixieboy 10 point Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 3,850 Dothan/Hartford,Al	Globe not down here Only accurate rifles are interesting.

Re: February Hunting Really??? [Re: tripleHarmony] #1640643 02/05/16 05:27 AM 02/05/16 05:27 AM
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 8,030 Central Alabama M muzziehead 14 point
muzziehead 14 point M Joined: May 2002 Posts: 8,030 Central Alabama	Bucks are hitting it hard in Montgomery and Bulluck County. Could have something to do with where you are hunting and the amount of pressure that is put on public hunting land. IMHO. "Don't cling to Mistake, just because you spent a lot of time making it."

Re: February Hunting Really??? [Re: muzziehead] #1640687 02/05/16 05:59 AM 02/05/16 05:59 AM
Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 4,143 Ramer ronfromramer 10 point
ronfromramer 10 point Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 4,143 Ramer	The rut is still on where I am now in S montgomery co this morning. I've seen 4 does that had 3 bucks following them, then 2 does with a buck behind them and then I saw a spike work a scrape

Re: February Hunting Really??? [Re: tripleHarmony] #1640726 02/05/16 06:18 AM 02/05/16 06:18 AM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 13,730 Hoover burbank Booner
burbank Booner Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 13,730 Hoover	Just because you didn't see it doesn't mean it isn't happening. Originally Posted By: tripleHarmony On this 28,199 acre tract they are not

Re: February Hunting Really??? [Re: tripleHarmony] #1640729 02/05/16 06:22 AM 02/05/16 06:22 AM
Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 1,911 huntin the big lease T Turkeymaster 8 point
Turkeymaster 8 point T Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 1,911 huntin the big lease	Originally Posted By: tripleHarmony I am sure some areas in state need it however from my observation I have hunted Lowndes WMA last year and it was totally dead no shooting and very few bucks harvested if any. I am now at Barbour WMA yesterday and today and this morning maybe 4 shots and very few seen by me and my father. No evident rutting activity. There may have been 5 bucks harvested yesterday and it's perfect from tree now and no shots whatsoever and there are a lot of hunters here. I believe 1st main rut is over for this area and in Lowndes. My 2 cents say what you want but there are still plenty of does coming into heat. that's like saying there aren't any turkeys because you didn't hear any gobble "All is fair in love, War and Turkey Hunting"

Re: February Hunting Really??? [Re: Turkeymaster] #1640757 02/05/16 06:48 AM 02/05/16 06:48 AM
Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 173 Statesville, AL T tripleHarmony OP 3 point
tripleHarmony OP 3 point T Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 173 Statesville, AL	U can't tell me that out out 1000 plus hunters on prime land that on suppose to be in rut that for two days hardly any deer seen and maybe 5 bucks killed. Usually the young bucks and does are moving and seen. I understand the smarter ones are harder but do a survey of the masses here and it will not lie. Let your turkey gobble

Re: February Hunting Really??? [Re: tripleHarmony] #1640765 02/05/16 06:55 AM 02/05/16 06:55 AM
Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 1,911 huntin the big lease T Turkeymaster 8 point
Turkeymaster 8 point T Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 1,911 huntin the big lease	Originally Posted By: tripleHarmony U can't tell me that out out 1000 plus hunters on prime land that on suppose to be in rut that for two days hardly any deer seen and maybe 5 bucks killed. Usually the young bucks and does are moving and seen. I understand the smarter ones are harder but do a survey of the masses here and it will not lie. Let your turkey gobble no reason to get butt hurt. It's a fact in S AL that there are does coming into heat that did not in the first rut. I can guarantee you that all of the does where you're hunting have not been bred. matter of fact I went through fort deposit yesterday and saw a buck chasing. That must not be Lowndes county. I also have two friends that have land in banks right on the barbour county line and they've seen 6 bucks chasing this AM. "All is fair in love, War and Turkey Hunting"

Re: February Hunting Really??? [Re: tripleHarmony] #1640777 02/05/16 07:11 AM 02/05/16 07:11 AM
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 2,493 Millbrook AL SMB44 10 point
SMB44 10 point Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 2,493 Millbrook AL	I'm hunting lowndes wma right now. There has been lots of shooting already today and me and a buddy have seen 25+ deer. Not 100% on the handing right now but conception data doesn't lie. Last edited by SMB44; 02/05/16 07:15 AM. Playin string music Hoyt Vector 32 Get Serious Get Hoyt Alto, la migra means Stop, immigration in Spanish slang. They'll scatter like skittles dropped on a concrete floor. -Furflyin

Re: February Hunting Really??? [Re: SMB44] #1640778 02/05/16 07:12 AM 02/05/16 07:12 AM
Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 1,911 huntin the big lease T Turkeymaster 8 point
Turkeymaster 8 point T Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 1,911 huntin the big lease	Originally Posted By: SMB44 I'm hunting lowndes right now. The rut is on lots of shooting already today and me and a buddy have seen 25+ deer. heck yea, good luck. sounds like an awesome morning "All is fair in love, War and Turkey Hunting"

Re: February Hunting Really??? [Re: tripleHarmony] #1640781 02/05/16 07:17 AM 02/05/16 07:17 AM
Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 173 Statesville, AL T tripleHarmony OP 3 point
tripleHarmony OP 3 point T Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 173 Statesville, AL	I guess they don't have our schedule. You are right. I know that all the doe aren't bred on first round. We had 12 doe and 0 bucks 2 weeks ago on a field and 2 days later 8 does and 0 bucks. Bucks are always ready and you have to be in woods when she's ready. There are always outliers.

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