Rut

[Almaink]

So it's now November and I've yet to see a single scrape in any of the places they have been showing up for the last 30 years. I also haven't seen but one small spike buck although I have seen a few rubs in the last week on real big trees. The woods are full of acorns more than I've ever seen before, so I'm wondering if that has anything to do with the lack of rut sign in the usual places? 

[BowhunterNJ]

That is odd. What part of the state? I was out yesterday and found a bunch of scrapes but not many rubs. This was in central NJ.

 

 

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[Redman]

I am seeing the same thing in zone 6 northern New Jersey. I've taken long power walks around both of my setups in an attempt to find rubs and scrape with the intention of moving to get in on the action. So far I've found nothing. I'm hunting areas that I've killed deer in before. These are not new setups. The only thing different this year is the mast crop.

[Almaink]

Central NJ Lawrenceville to be exact. I guess it's the mast crop then. 

[Ms Grit]

Zone 8, I'm not seeing anything happen. Same 3 players.

Zone 7, 3 new bucks in the last week on my cameras but no chasing that I've seen.

Zone 6, 1 new buck, several does hanging around and 2 new bears on my cameras

[rgw]

I am seeing a bunch of chaseing but verry few rubs and scrapes but wethier I am in woods or vehicle I am seeing chaseing all over.

[timbouy]

The field edge scrapes showed up 2 weeks ago and went dry. It seems like all the action is in the woods right now. The does are so close to going into heat right now. I saw my first sighting of a doe pinned down out in a wide open bean field last night. They were out there for two hours.

[gobblergetter]

Lots of chasing

Saw 5 different bucks, cruising or chasing on Saturday

[Tarhunt]

I'll be checking my cameras tomorrow in Zone 8 but, the landowner says he has not seen any bucks chasing at all. I know in Virginia, there's nothing going on.

[NJBEAR]

I hunt zone 6 and I have video of bucks chasing. I also have little sign just starting to see scraps pop up but no rubs as all. The buck I shot Saturday was deff looking for love

 

 

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[LittleM]

I saw five new dead bucks today that were not there last Friday, on I-80 between Interchanges 19 and 37.  Somethings going on.............

Edited November 2, 2015 by LittleM

[MGHunter66]

A bit of chasing going on. Saw one slammer running a doe along side of the road. 

[Rusty]

A 7 pointer had a doe pinned down in front of me from 3:30 until dark this afternoon, he was grunting his head off.   

[NJBEAR]

It's gonna be a strange week with these temps I'll be back out again tomorrow . Good luck to everyone

 

 

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[_X7]

Not being able to get where I need to I'm not seeing a whole lot. I did come across a new rub right alongside an old rub with a scrape nearby. Its one of those king of the hill spots I should have never challenged.....