Originally Posted By: ikillbux
I'll upload pics of those three when I get home this evening, for whatever reason my work laptop won't do it. And I know my long rant above sounds awful, but I just get frustrated about the whole "we're missing the rut" issue. I get no more excited when I see a buck chasing a doe than I do when it's a crisp and calm December morning and hear limbs breaking in a cutover, then you see the horns, and ultimately get a shot!!! Woooo! I just don't understand the need to "hunt during the rut", unless the reason is that this hunter isn't seeing bucks otherwise. Am I off base on this? If I shoot a mature buck, it's exciting regardless of HOW it happened. So the logical deduction is some folks aren't SEEING bucks unless they are "rutting". My perception of the issue is that it's about not SEEING bucks at your land unless they're rutting. So I don't feel unjustified by casting a curious eye at a hunter who can't see a buck in the 3 1/2 months we already have. I've said this: If you just want to move the entire hunting season, then no problem. Let's make it Jan 1 till March 14th. But it's absurd to ask for "10 more days" so we can experience the rut. What is this romanticized idea about the rut that I don't get?



I can only speak for myself, but yes, I do like seeing bucks chasing does. I kill most of my bucks before the rut, also. I've killed turkeys that came in silently, but rather have them acting a fool, strutting and gobbling.

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