Montana mule deer rut activity

[Ben Long]

Congrats on a nice buck.

HOWEVER, it would be very remiss of me not to pass on that you are in serious need of a pack upgrade.

Yeah that's my Dad's Kelty, circa 1983. I broke it out for old time's sake and it worked like a charm.

 

[Ben Long]

Classy photo @Ben Long (attached).

Ive always appreciated grip and grins that are about capturing the moment and not manipulating the perspevtive to exaggerate the game.

Well, if that buck looks small you have to realize that I am 8 -foot six-inches tall. Thing's a booner.

 

[ismith]

Covered a good amount of good country today, 4 does 4 fawns and 0 bucks.

 

[DFS]

Covered a good amount of good country today, 4 does 4 fawns and 0 bucks.

Good looking rifle.

 

[mtmuley]

Good looking rifle.

I don't think @ismith has any ugly rifles. mtmuley

 

[MTLabrador]

The first week of November has always been my favorite for mule deer.

I saw mule deer and whitetails sniffing does today, and I also saw a couple very drunk transients making out on the sidewalk in downtown Billings. Love is in the air.

 

[brocksw]

All lies. Rut got cancelled this year. Everyone can go home. Maybe next year.

 

[ismith]

I don't think @ismith has any ugly rifles. mtmuley

Sadly I own a Browing A bolt Hunter II with a boss chambered in 338 Win Mag.

 

[DFS]

Sadly I own a Browing A bolt Hunter II with a boss chambered in 338 Win Mag.

The boss took my ears out years ago.

 

[ismith]

The boss took my ears out years ago.

What?

 

[DFS]

What?

Running joke with my friends when I say “what’s that”

 

[ShootsManyBullets]

I seen some forkies and aggressive spikes ruttin hard off Norris Rd. Big old warrior forkies tending does and lip curling. Definitely ruttin out there
Montana has the best forky huntin in the lower 48

 

[tkhuntsman]

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.

 

[jimh406]

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.

 

[ShootsManyBullets]

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.

 

[Rie Bread]

I love hunting windy days.

 

[peterk1234]

I love hunting windy days.

Well if you live in South Central Montana, today is your lucky day. This should be an interesting afternoon. I think the gusts are hitting 45 or so.

 

[tkhuntsman]

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

 

[Elk247]

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.

 

[Waspocrew]

Went out yesterday and saw several groups of does - few small spikes here and there and no decent bucks to be seen.

A friend called me this afternoon and said he had some bucks rutting in his pasture. Drove out and shot a buck with my son.

Weird what 24 hour’s difference makes.