PA and neighbors Rut calendar
05-08-2008, 08:08 PM
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Typical Buck
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Florida & PA
Posts: 570
PA and neighbors Rut calendar
As I've mentioned before, I'm originally from NW Pennsylvania, but I live in Florida now. Each fall I take two weeks of vacation to bowhunt in PA. With my work schedule, I've found myself taking that two weeks during the October "lull." Pretty much the first two weeks of October. This year my plan is to hunt the last week of October and the first week of November. I'm curious as to what kind of rut activity you all saw at different points throughout the season. Example: Around November 7 you saw a buck trailing a hot doe or on or around October 25 you saw a buck fight. Maybe you could even share what tactics (ie. rattling, grunting, doe bleat) were working for you at different points. Thanks guys.
05-09-2008, 09:09 AM
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Nontypical Buck
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Albany, NY
Posts: 4,679
RE: PA and neighbors Rut calendar
Every year for the last 12 years I have hunted PA the window of movement is usually from Halloween to the week before rifle season. Every year I take the first full week of November off work to hunt specifically and every year I see bucks running does during this timeframe.
05-09-2008, 09:40 AM
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Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Southwest PA
Posts: 1,244
RE: PA and neighbors Rut calendar
Like the others said. Last week of October to the end of the season would be your best. October 31st last year I rattled in and took a nice 7 point. Had him fight with another buck under my stand. Saw 6 bucks that morning all hot and heavy. October 29th, I rattled in a killer 8 point but he snuck in from behind me (came out of a little swamp across the road) and couldn't get a shot.
05-09-2008, 02:21 PM
#8
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Posts: 7,208
RE: PA and neighbors Rut calendar
ORIGINAL: jbowersox
That is what I'm hoping. I think I'll be up there from October 25th until the 8th of November. Leave the 9th.
That is what I'm hoping. I think I'll be up there from October 25th until the 8th of November. Leave the 9th.
05-09-2008, 04:26 PM
#9
Fork Horn
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: ALLEGHENY CO. PA
Posts: 111
RE: PA and neighbors Rut calendar
I try to save all my vocation time for the first and second week of november I have killed a lot of bucks those 2 weeks. I see a lot of chassing going on durring that time, don't forget your grunt tube,those things really work.
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