Have hunted just east of Collierville last 3 days. Seeing a bunch of young bucks running together and a few does still grouped. One shooter but no shot.
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Swampster
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I don't know if it is the rut, but I am seeing a lot more movement.
swampbadger
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I think they've been breeding since mid November.
I hunt not too far from you. They were chasing last weekend. Movement of small bucks and does has gone up on cameras as well.
timberghost35
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I'm just N of you. Lots of small bucks chasing does and each other. Haven't had a shooter show yet.
backyardtndeer
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North of Jackson, primary rut is over.
Sunday morning i saw close to 20 deer , does grouped up and small spikes pestering a few of them all morning. Hardeman county. Dad shot a 8 that was stinking pretty good Saturday morning
As of 11/24: Older does have rejoined yearling deer feeding in food plots on our farm in NE Carroll County. Buck nocturnal activity at scrape sites has increased over the last three days.
BSK
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Due to the drought and lack of acorns, our rut was so late that the southern end of my property has just come off lockdown as of opening weekend of gun, and bucks were back on scrapes. The northern half was still on lockdown. We heard some chases in the fog the two mornings of opening weekend, but couldn't see them.
BigAl
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Near Somerville and I'm seeing the same. Funny, not finding any scrapes, but I've watched several bucks make scrapes. Not seeing hardly any real chasing, just young bucks pestering does and some light sparring between them. Figure its going to turn on any day. I killed a buck on Sunday. He was just eating, not paying any attention to nearby does.
spoon
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First week of dec
I've seen more scrape activity on my place in McNairy Cty than I have ever seen before. No rubs….very little other sign as well. Just a few miles east of Hardeman.
BSK
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What was your acorn crop like CBU93? I ask, because I've noticed that in poor acorn years, rubbing behavior is extremely muted.
Boll Weevil
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Lots of scraping and some of the older deer are starting to show during daylight.
I'm just south of you, and the small bucks are worrying my "house does" to death.
I saw 8 bucks this morning in a 10 mile stretch down the same road. All were with trailing a doe in the wide open with not a care in the world outside of their lovers.
tellico4x4
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Big increase of activity last couple days in SW Wayne. Had 9 different bucks daytime pics yesterday. IMO it's shaping up to be a real good rut for us, perhaps best in 5-6 years. Had very few acorns this year & they were gone a month ago.
Haven't seen much rut activity in Fayette county at all. Yesterday was the first time I saw chasing and it was just a spike bothering a doe. Literally watched 2.5 year olds feeding with does not even bother to nudge or scent check. Have yet to seen a mature buck.
bowhunterfanatic
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Yesterday was dead as a doornail for me in McNairy. This morning has been wide open. Crazy how it seems to come and go
