Outdoor Nebraska: Dick Turpin Mountain Lion

Wide Beams - Ontario Monster

On my way to my deer hunting grounds, I stopped a long the way to video this amazing buck.

Look Who Showed Up

The deer make rare daytime move through my hunting spot about an hour after I left the area. For the 2010 deer season, the deer where very nocturnal, with daytime sightings way down. Over the three month season, I saw seven deer. I passed on a 6pt buck at 10 yards and a fawn that walked right under my treestand. It was a lot of fun and I can't wait until next season.

Tracer

Last Hunt For 2010

Here I am heading back to the treestand after switching SD cards in the trail cam. I hunted until 2:30pm with no deer sightings.

2010 Rut Dates

A late full moon in November 21 will likely mean a late peak rut this year in the northern hemisphere. This is known as the rutting moon ( second full moon after the autumn equinox). It arrives nearly three weeks later than in 2009. Based on research records data* from 1997 and 2005, when the rutting moon was also late( Nov. 14 and 16), it revealed that the rut was late and not as intense.

This years rut activity should start around  Oct.22. I found a fresh scrape Oct.23. On my drive to work ( in Ontario, Canada) Oct.28, 7am, I had a close encounter on the highway with a buck chasing a doe.

The most intense chasing will occur from Nov.21 to 25.
Minor and major sweet spots.
Oct 22-Nov.2 minor
Nov.20-30 major
Expect the week of Nov.7 to 14 to be slow for hunters.

* from Charles J. Alsheimer research

Fawns Looking Good

This years fawns are looking healthy.

same two fawns getting bigger