Post by RJ on Oct 20, 2005 17:36:43 GMT -5
I'm still under restrictions from the Doctor .... can't drive , climb , shoot etc. But can still get out to scout and walk ...
A couple buddies picked me up for a drive to Cabela's on Tuesday .... I didn't take the camera
what a mistake ..... saw a beauty buck boundary marking and rubbing trees approx 80 yards off of the 402 .... 8:30 am , good light but no camera 
We noticed quite a few deer out early during the drive . We crossed the border over to Michigan and when we returned from Cabela's we counted 31 roadkill deer from Cabela's to the Port Huron border crossing back to Canada . talked to a couple guys in Michigan and they said the bucks were already chasing .....
Well that was two days ago ..... I couldn't go with the guy's this am .... so my wife drove me to a spot where I watch a local herd and compare what they are doing to what is going on with the rut .... ( they are in an area of no hunting ) .
I never realized there was a back field that the deer had access to .... The place is closed to the public at this time of year .... I was looking into the bush when I saw movement from the cedar swamp up into the field ..... started with a large 10 point following a doe .... licking his nose as he trailed her ... then 1 by 1 the whole herd came up into the field ..... I managed to get 4 good shots before they spooked back into the cedars ..... the large 10 point was obviously starting to swell up and he ckecked me out before following the others ....
The whole encounter lasted approx 10 mins .... what a great photo opportunity ....
A couple buddies picked me up for a drive to Cabela's on Tuesday .... I didn't take the camera
what a mistake ..... saw a beauty buck boundary marking and rubbing trees approx 80 yards off of the 402 .... 8:30 am , good light but no camera 
We noticed quite a few deer out early during the drive . We crossed the border over to Michigan and when we returned from Cabela's we counted 31 roadkill deer from Cabela's to the Port Huron border crossing back to Canada . talked to a couple guys in Michigan and they said the bucks were already chasing .....
Well that was two days ago ..... I couldn't go with the guy's this am .... so my wife drove me to a spot where I watch a local herd and compare what they are doing to what is going on with the rut .... ( they are in an area of no hunting ) .
I never realized there was a back field that the deer had access to .... The place is closed to the public at this time of year .... I was looking into the bush when I saw movement from the cedar swamp up into the field ..... started with a large 10 point following a doe .... licking his nose as he trailed her ... then 1 by 1 the whole herd came up into the field ..... I managed to get 4 good shots before they spooked back into the cedars ..... the large 10 point was obviously starting to swell up and he ckecked me out before following the others ....
The whole encounter lasted approx 10 mins .... what a great photo opportunity ....
oops .... correction .... it is a 9 point .... got caught up in the moment .... he was a beauty buck .
