When is the Montana mule deer rut?

Len Backus · #8 10-04-2012, 10:57 AM

Thanks, all. Keep the info coming please.

Broz · #9 10-04-2012, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Len Backus

Thanks, all. Keep the info coming please.

Len, one other thing you may want to consider. Although the bigger bucks come out the last week, the snow is also deeper. Depending on where and what elevation you will be hunting, and how you are getting around that could make a differene to you. I say have chains for all 4 and a good long handle shovel and you will be fine.

Jeff

bigngreen · #10 10-04-2012, 11:14 AM

Last week is it, the colder and deeper the snow the better the muley buck hunting!! I always get trigger happy and end up tagging earlier usually

1100 Remington Man · #11 10-10-2012, 06:48 PM

I just Hope it starts when we get there this year. I hope one in our group gets a wall hanger, Like fishing I could care less if I Catch the big one, but I do like to see one.

szeitner · #12 10-21-2012, 08:31 AM

Len, if you're going to hunt where I think you are, snow depths shouldn't be too significant, but like Broz said, always have a shovel and chains just in case. I've been seeing lots of bucks lately, but smaller 3x3 and 4x4's. The bigger boys generally start moving around a bit more from around the 10th of November on. The does are going to be around the food and water sources, so the old moss backs will come out of the roughs to find them. My niece managed to get a decent, not huge buck yesterday morning.

Len Backus · #13 10-21-2012, 09:05 PM

Scott

Very nice deer.

I think I forgot to post about the tv show??

FEENIX · #14 10-21-2012, 10:43 PM

Len,

As others noted, they are normally out and about the last 2 weeks of the season. I do not know what's going on but the big boys are out early and already on the rut ... very strange since it's been warm. I snapped this picture off my wild game processor ...

Good luck and happy safe hunting.

Ed