Montana mule deer rut activity

[Elk247]

Anyone seeing much for rut activity in southeast Montana yet. Not sure to head out that way on the 14th or the 21. I see some colder weather should move in by the end of next week.

 

[antlerradar]

New bucks are showing up on the hay field just about every day now.

 

[mtmuley]

We need a rut activity hotline so guys know when to head for Eastern Montana. mtmuley

 

[Art Vandeley]

It ended a couple days ago

 

[Gerald Martin]

It’s a race to the last forked horn. Get em when their necks are big.

 

[Straight Arrow]

Get em when their necks are big.

... and the rut's at peak and their glands reek!

 

[Forkyfinder]

The ruts on. Too bad there are no does alive for bucks to chase on public.

 

[Rie Bread]

pretty rutty down by the jump last week

 

[Flatbrimmer]

I’ve rattled in 3 bucks and 4 does since Wednesday. Even the fawns are coming to check me out. One buck came in twice this morning ready to fight.


Oh ? Mule deer?

 

[ShootsManyBullets]

I seen some trophy forkies rutting hard. Necks swole ready to fight off a couple spikers I seen out by Rock Creek.
A couple brutes was fighting right below me this morning right at daylight and was for sure fightin for the right to mount the hot doe the one old warrior had with him.

 

[DFS]

A friendly reminder to everyone to stay on established trails on blm. Don’t make your own.

 

[SilentBirdHunter]

 

[SwaggyD]

A friendly reminder to everyone to stay on established trails on blm. Don’t make your own.

What if you have a nose ring?

 

[Doublecluck]

#tommorrowstrophiestoday

 

[antlerradar]

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Dreams

#tommorrowstrophiestoday

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Reality

 

[Hunting Wife]

Dreams

Reality

Amen.

 

[Waspocrew]

Went out Friday afternoon - saw a couple of groups of does, but no bucks with them. Around 10 min of light left, spotted a 2 pt with a doe... he was not able to leave her any time soon. Hoping it'll be in full swing next Fri.

 

[jimh406]

Still rutting in SW MT.

 

[ismith]

#tommorrowstrophiestoday

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Look at the mass on that buck! What a hawg!

 

[DFS]

I would get here sooner than later. Yesterday I was watching a nice buck. Very young but had 4 points. I was hiked in quite a ways. It was a lovely morning, all of a sudden the hunters descended upon him and bam he was dead. If they are on public and visablly rutting they aren’t lasting long.