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I think we just missed the rut but still had an awesome trip,


Based on my experience in the area you caught the tail end of the rut. When me and some buddies hunted there scrapes started in earnest probably around Christmas and bucks running does around Jan 7/8/9 time frame. This lasted thru around Jan 20-24 or so. After that I had a hard time finding a buck at all. Now that flies in the face of all the talk you hear about the rut starting at the end of January but it's based on hunting experience in the area. Heck, south of Hwy 80 the season now runs thru Feb 15 based on conception times and you were only a few miles from there.

Still, if I were picking a week to hunt there in Sumpter County I'd probably pick Jan 10 thru 17. Hope you get to go back. Sure made me homesick.

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