Montana mule deer rut activity

Hunted hard all day in the wind saw 1 small dork horn alone and a doe and a fawn. Several groups crossed the road in the dark but no bucks with them. They don't seem to serious in my area and I drew a good limited permit this year.
 
Hunted hard all day in the wind saw 1 small dork horn alone and a doe and a fawn. Several groups crossed the road in the dark but no bucks with them. They don't seem to serious in my area and I drew a good limited permit this year.
Fwiw, I watch mule deer from my property when I'm home. They don't seem to move a lot in the wind. Ymmv. Of course, if you can only hunt on pretty windy days, I guess that's you are going to have to do.
 
There's an old saying - when it's breezy swing easy. The forkies and spikers all know this and are down in the bottom of the nearest canyon swingin away makin' Montana mule deer great again.
 
Fwiw, I watch mule deer from my property when I'm home. They don't seem to move a lot in the wind. Ymmv. Of course, if you can only hunt on pretty windy days, I guess that's you are going to have to do.
Yep it was my only day off this week
 
Decided to go out the 14th instead of the 22. I was taking my son on his first hunt in Montana. We were staying in tents and I wanted to avoid the colder temps coming for his sake.

Seen some mule deer chasing and grouped with does mostly 3x3 and forkies nothing worth shooting. Mabye that's all there is around, but it seems like things are just getting started.

Whitetail on the other hand I would say it's at its peak right now. We seen lots of bucks pulling away does right now and heading out to the middle of nowhere. My son had the hunt of a lifetime, and for me it was the most excited I've been on a hunt in a very long time.
 

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