Early November Whitetail Hunting Strategy - Hunting The Rut

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Hunting the Rut! It's here! This is the time of year most hunters spend long hours in the tree stand, and with good reason. Breeding is either right around the corner or it's taking place in the deer woods. Bucks are either breeding or looking for that next hit doe. It's a great time to catch a buck on his feet during daylight. However, there are a few things you can do to tip things in your favor. In this video we discuss a few things that will help you increase your chances of accomplishing your rut hunting goals.
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@trevormassoth2802 3 года назад

I always like to hear videos about the high pressure midwest. Thanks for the info.

@whitetailevolution 3 года назад

It’s different hunting that’s for sure. A 2.5 year old buck here acts like a 4.5 year old buck in Iowa. People that hunt in high pressure areas definitely understand but people from non pressured areas probably think we are full of it.

@mimike2640 3 года назад

Great info thanks! I am in Southern Michigan and my biggest bucks seem to come 11/2-11/4!

@whitetailevolution 3 года назад

Very welcome! We’re in southern Michigan too. And I agree those are great days! Our cameras get a lot of pictures in early November.

@justinsentertainment 3 года назад

This is awesome Jake!!!

@whitetailevolution 3 года назад

Thanks Justin!

@mattwilkie9713 3 года назад

One of the truest things you said is that a lot of big deer are shot between 10am-2pm during the rut. That is generally the safest time for them to travel during daylight hrs. That is when I have seen the biggest bucks anyhow

@whitetailevolution 3 года назад

Until someone hunts that timeframe they’ll never understand. You might not see a ton of deer but you’ve got a decent chance of seeing the right one.

@mattwilkie9713 3 года назад

@@whitetailevolution Exactly! I'm not after a ton of deer, I'm after that one big fella

@donaldbowling8620 3 года назад

All next week off from work. Wohoooo!! Hopefully those bucks won’t already be locked down. Seen a few little guys this year, but haven’t hunted much and have saved the best spots for the next two weeks. Good luck brother. Hopefully us folks here in S/W Michigan will get a shot or two at some dandy’s. 👍🏻

@whitetailevolution 3 года назад

I hope you see some nice ones! I take the first week of November off every year as well. This weekend should be good. I’m not liking the warm up next week though...

@donaldbowling8620 3 года назад

@@whitetailevolution ya, I hear ya. Hopefully it won’t be to warm. Avg high temp is about 54, so maybe we will be ok. Am sits could be the key. Good luck brother. 👊🏻

@robbyj1731 9 месяцев назад

Thank you for the great

@stefanosoderi4152 9 месяцев назад

Only time scents have worked for me was a few days after peak breeding for a few days, I had a great 8 pointer come right in on doe n heat on 11/18, and a small one on 11/19 searching for the scent

@jaytea836 2 года назад

Yep I got one Halloween morning this year too!

@whitetailevolution 2 года назад

Congratulations!! Halloween was awesome this year!

@joshturner299 3 года назад

That's good to know I'm getting a few doe's daily morning,night mostly with a couple midday and rifle season starts this Saturday. Had one come through midday today hard telling from the picture if it's a buck buy the body looks like a buck and has a short neck and a short nose

@whitetailevolution 3 года назад

Short nose is a good way to identify a buck fawn. Not a guarantee but that’s one of the characteristics of a button buck. Hopefully some big ones start showing up!

@SiakuluShaka 3 года назад

Have seen some good activity last few weeks on cameras, more of the signing phase I believe it’s called. But I worked Halloween and I suppose you’re right, I missed a chance at a very decent sized buck that came in just after 8am...regardless still nice to see them.

@whitetailevolution 3 года назад

You’re absolutely right! At least You know he’s there!

@staroutdoors3361 3 года назад

My best days seem to be the two days and two days after Halloween. I hunt public land. The best chasing I've seen is on Halloween.

@whitetailevolution 3 года назад

My favorite time to be in the woods! The few days before November 15 is pretty good too.

@travisethridge4062 3 года назад

love the kids Halloween costume

@whitetailevolution 3 года назад

Thanks Travis! Fun costume plus it helped him keep warm to stay out longer.

@davidgrant2772 9 месяцев назад

Do you have any tips for finding those Bucks that go nocturnal? I know they're around and I know they're somewhere nearby during the day but finding them is proving to be challenging. I've been following their paths trying to figure out where they are hanging out during the day with no success. I find rubs and scrapes. I put cameras over these rubs and scrapes but nothing checks them until night time. I have Does coming by cameras but Bucks are only showing up at night. I've tried sitting and I've tried still hunting. I've tried following those Deer trails. I've been playing the wind as much as I can and using scent cover spray Somehow, I can never find them. Talk about discouraging. It makes you get to the point of wanting to give up hunting altogether somedays.

@davejr9666 3 года назад

Good info! Ive shot a bunch of deer on Halloween, thats usually the end of bow season, this year its first day of rifle 👍

@whitetailevolution 3 года назад

Love hunting Halloween! I don’t know what it is about that day, but over the years I’ve seen a ton of movement. It’s been one of my favorite times to be in the tree.

@wcb22516 3 года назад

What state are you in where as gun season starts that early?

@davejr9666 3 года назад

@@wcb22516 maine

@nixonfleming6575 3 года назад

I have found rub lines that went from trees to tree in a direction will give u clue were that buck heading somewhere along that line u find big scape on ground .u can tell how big buck is by rubs on trees and size of trees. Sometime u find does tracks near by.so when u do find were rubs are scape u may see buck bedding area not to far .plus there bed does bedding area near by maybe 30 or 40 yard apart so u got figure were want set up stand also watch how winds flow in woods try hide your cent.

@whitetailevolution 3 года назад

Great advice Nixon! You’re absolutely right! Appreciate the input on strategy!

@nixonfleming6575 3 года назад

@@whitetailevolution U welcome what I always look for in woods when come hunting deer in archery rifle and muzzleloader season

@accuratefn8436 3 года назад

I’ve been seeing the same group of 11 does every single night since the season started but no bucks. There are bucks in the area because I have a camera set up on a scrap line half a mile from the field I sit in with pictures of a few nice ones. Yesterday I went to check the scrap line camera and at 9 AM a nice 8 pointer walked through and I was only a few hours behind him. My question is do I stay hunting the field and wait for a doe to come into heat or do I try and hunt the stand on the scrap line?

@whitetailevolution 3 года назад

I would try to hunt closer to the scrape line if you’re a couple hours behind him. It might take him a while to move a half mile in daylight. Cut the distance in half and see what happens. If it’s still not close enough, cut the distance in half again. Keep at it! Good luck!

@danhanqvist4237 3 года назад

A question: Is the rut the best time to hunt? I'm thinking it seems a good idea to let them breed first and then kill them, so there'll be more hunting next year. And you don't want to take out the best bucks before they've had their run at breeding the best kids.

@whitetailevolution 3 года назад

Everyone has their favorite times but for me I love the rut and the pre rut. And I’m not too worried about removing good genetics with killing a buck in late October, he’s already had a few seasons to breed. Also half of the antler genes in a buck fawn come from mom, meaning Does provide half of the genetic potential for antler development. So even if you remove a nice buck his gene should be in the bucks / Does with the herd. 🤞

@keithdavis4683 9 месяцев назад

Yes you should wait.

@drewyou8172 3 года назад

I don’t understand how you say mature bucks aren’t leaving the thick cover and entering the open hardwoods? In the Northeast, open hardwoods out number thick cover so to move from pocket to pocket they have to cross open hardwoods. Unless they just sit in one thicket on one group of doe it’s not possible to only stick to thick cover

@whitetailevolution 3 года назад

I apologize if I said they’ll never leave thick cover. They will and this is the time of year they’re more likely to be in places in that they don’t normally want to be. If it’s possible the older bucks will move through thick cover to get from point A to point B but you’re right, eventually the cover ends. This is where they’ll cross fields or open hardwoods, but I find they find the shortest distance between the bedding areas and cross there. Thanks for pointing that out!

@whitepineoutdoors2362 2 года назад

Hunting in Ohio currently and they’ve stopped scraping and are only licking the branches. Do you know what that means?

@whitetailevolution 2 года назад

Most years as the rut picks up the bucks will not scrape as much as they are constantly trying to find does to breed. They will still check scrapes to see who is around and maybe a hot doe recently visited, but they don't normally spend too much time there once the rut kicks off. I still like to hunt community scrapes as they are typically in great locations and the bucks still cruise by to scent check them. But just know that they won't be spending as much time there as they did a week before during the pre rut.

@raysmallwood7495 3 года назад

I know exactly what you mean when you say Halloween I think it's just a Michigan Hunters thought process, only michiganders that hunt understand it lol and may I add Christmas good time to take family into the woods and celebrate it right hahaha

@whitetailevolution 3 года назад

Don’t forget about Thanksgiving haha

@anythingoutdoors0461 3 года назад

He ain’t wrong about Halloween shot my biggest bow buck this morning came running into my extinguisher grunt call. Pushing a group of does. Saw a bigger one than him earlier in the morning but he was head down on a hot does trail got him to stop but you’re not turning a 4+ year old buck off a hot doe

@whitetailevolution 3 года назад

That is awesome! Congratulations! Glad you were able to get the job done!

@royguidry1311 3 года назад

I hunted 8 days prior to Halloween and saw does and only one medium size bucks and small bucks. Halloween, 15 min prior to last light I had a 147.5” 12 pt bust out into my kill plot and I did just that. He stared down a big doe then came over to explore where I set off an estrous bomb. My cross bolt found the spot at 35 yrds. It was a major cold front following nearly a week of rainy and cloudy days. Just gotta be there when it happens.

@NC-nk4pp 3 года назад

I also live in Michigan so as you know, it is REALLY hot for this time of year. What different strategies have you been using?

@whitetailevolution 3 года назад

I can’t believe how warm it’s been. Crazy hot! But the deer still need to breed. So if you have time off, I would still be in the woods as much as I could. If you notice the weather will be cooler in a few days maybe wait to push into your best spot for that day, but don’t sit at home. Sit an edge spot to scout or an area where you won’t spook deer but stay in the woods. A few days ago we had our #1 buck chasing a doe right by our cabin in 70 degree heat at noon.. that’s not suppose to happen but it did. We were inside watching it.. 🤦🏼‍♂️ Focus more on morning hunts and water. They’ll be extra thirsty in this heat!

@NC-nk4pp 3 года назад

@@whitetailevolution Thank you! I actually just went hunting this afternoon and saw a LOT pf rut activity!!! They were all too far though ☹️

@whitetailevolution 3 года назад

Keep at it! That’s hunting. A lot of sitting but when it happens, it happens FAST!

@davidfiedler6988 3 года назад

I am a little worried all of the deer on my property have left. My game camera's have not picked up any deer for the last 2 weeks. I don't know what's going on. Hopefully the rut will change that this weekend.

@whitetailevolution 3 года назад

Oh no. Hopefully the start to filter back in. There are a couple main reasons for deer dispersal: lack of fall cover, lack of fall food, hunting pressure, predators.. there’s a reason they left you just need to figure out why and then find a solution.

@davidfiedler6988 3 года назад

@@whitetailevolution No, there really is something going on. I have had pictures about a month and a half ago with deer out the ying yang on my trail camera. And now in the past 2 weeks I have only seen a 6 point. The only thing I can think of is I changed the brand of my deer corn to something else and I moved my pop up deer blind 100 yards near my creek where the corn is at. Other than that I have no idea.

@mrfragitup6822 3 года назад

I shot a monster non typical in mid Michigan back in 2012 on Halloween

@whitetailevolution 3 года назад

That’s awesome! Hopefully you can repeat in 2020! I remember 2012, that was a COLD rut.

@seanoverhuel540 3 года назад

How do you keep your watering holes free from leaves

@whitetailevolution 3 года назад

I clean out the waterholes once the ice melts in the spring. They don’t seem to mind the leaves in there. If a animal happens to die in the tank, I empty it completely and refill it. That’s the only scenario I’ve noticed them stop using the water hole.

@dillonleslie4018 Год назад

Do you usually see young bucks start to breed first?

@whitetailevolution Год назад

Not necessarily. I do see the younger bucks start to get excited / push the does around sooner than the older deer. But I don't think they start breeding first. The older bucks just know it's not time yet.

@rickvenne6355 3 года назад

I use a decoy during the rut. It has a 100% success rate. All bucks will come to the decoy.

@whitetailevolution 3 года назад

I might have to try this! We have 2 but I’ve been to chicken to try it. Are you placing it out more in the Mornings or evenings?

@jonwenner9151 3 года назад

@@whitetailevolution Hello. I use a buck decoy in low-pressured areas (private properties) in PA and it works fantastic. Mornings are best but keep it close to daybreak because bucks will approach in the dark already. I had this just happen on Sat morning (Halloween). Good luck!!

@otvfilms 3 года назад

Do you use a doe or buck decoy?

@whitetailevolution 3 года назад

So I used a decoy (Scarface by Primos) for the first time last night and WOW it was either beginners luck or they work. I had 2 two year old bucks come check it out. One stayed for 15 minutes snort wheezing and trying to pick a fight. I was pretty fun to watch. I’ll try it again to get enough video to talk about my experiences.

@rustyshakleford9222 3 года назад

Ive seen a lot of bucks on Thanksgiving

@whitetailevolution 3 года назад

That’s one holiday I haven’t hunted often but our trail cameras tell us it’s a great time to hunt! Thanks for the tip!

@jaymanhernandez5309 3 года назад

Did ya see or shoot on this morning?

@whitetailevolution 3 года назад

We saw deer but not the deer we wanted to take. It was a great day to be in the woods but no shots were taken 😊

@codygallagher12 3 года назад

Buddy of mine takes off this week and next week. Always kills big bucks. Every. Single.year.

@whitetailevolution 3 года назад

That’s when we take a week off as well. Bucks are normally pushing does hard early on then it shuts down. That’s when we push in tighter to the bedding areas to find the does / bucks.

@codygallagher12 3 года назад

@@whitetailevolution yep! I got an 8 pointer the 26th , the first day I take off haha.

@evanmatthews11 3 года назад

Does the timing of the rut change from year to year? Is it dependent on weather?

@ilovenythismuchilovenewyor5801 3 года назад

They say no usually weather is a big booster difference like cold fronts

@dennypitman5272 3 года назад

Weather has ZERO effect on the rut. The rut takes place in your area at the same time every year. Colder weather will get all of the deer on their feet more which makes people see more rutting movement during daylight hours. Which makes people think the colder weather is a rut trigger when it’s just a movement trigger in general.

@evanmatthews11 3 года назад

Interesting! I read it also depends on the lunar phase. Might be why Halloween was mentioned as a good time to hunt each year

@ilovenythismuchilovenewyor5801 3 года назад

@@evanmatthews11 bro u know what I'm realizing take bits and pieces of all the info and test them out but keep notes. Like a huge experiment... we lost ton of deer here in Southern New York so I wasn't seeing the normal amounts put feeding so I was curious to see for sure so id drive by late nights say a 3 or 4 days b4 the first quarter moon just after dark and flashed the fields and to my surprise handful of a herds eyes so was great to see but only diff is these deer that usually aren't in this specific area now call this area there home so some movement went on w where they were typically b4 so u gotta check all areas at diff times and as you do you right away take notes and Google what the Temps were the winds hell even the moon so every time u go out in future u can see if its similar and just know hey ima get out to this area around similar days and conditions in the future but don't forget to keep eyes peeled for the freshest signs like glossy shit , urine stains, foodrubs and bedding rub directions and primary scrapes.... turn into a detective on the field and off the field

@ilovenythismuchilovenewyor5801 3 года назад

@@dennypitman5272 what did I say weather gets them moving more often

@hufius 3 года назад

Great stuff, sub from me! It'll all be put to use over the weekend!

@whitetailevolution 3 года назад

Thank you! 🙏 good luck!!

@whitetailcoffinclub5149 3 года назад

We hunt Michigan too, I agree with everything you said, especially about Halloween! 3 bucks dropped on that day for me (2 in the AM, and 1 in the PM). You guys need an Instagram account!

@whitetailevolution 3 года назад

Sweet! Hopefully you can add another one to the Halloween stat sheet this year. Full moon too! Our Instagram is Whitetail_Habitat_Management confusing with the two names but we do have one. Post a few times a week.

@whitetailcoffinclub5149 3 года назад

@@whitetailevolution Ahh...were already following you! Were @deers_n_beers. This RU-vid is the more serious side of us 😄 🇺🇸

@whitetailevolution 3 года назад

Found you!