Maybe he can change his name to "Gerbil Rancher"

Saw two different bucks harassing two different does today in southern Autauga County. They weren't really chasing but rather following and harassing them.

Don't push those Autauga bucks into rut yet...need to wait until Monday so I can be there.

No doubt. I can't hunt again until the weekend. It's killing me.

Anyone seen any rut activity in Elmore county? I've been seeing a lot of buck tracks crossing our logging roads and walking down the middle of them which is good since I haven't seen any signs of bucks at all not even tracks til yesterday. Hope they get started soon.

Asked a couple of weeks ago about Ragland Ashville line. I was told last couple of weeks of January. Any other opinions on this area? First year hunting here and just want multiple views. Thanks in advance.

my experience has been from 1/10- on

I had pictures of them chasing at the end of February last year. As of last week I only found one small rub when I walked around behind the house.

Watched an 8pt chase a doe for about an hour back and forth in the woods behind my house in meadowbrook on Tuesday.

Seems to be some chasing by at least one mature buck near us in pike county. Maybe some does are getting close.

Thx Luke and 85...It's crazy, we found scrapes and rubs first couple of weeks in December which is when I typically find them in the areas of Etowah and Calhoun county in which I've hunted in the past. So my line of thinking was mid December through first part of January rut. Hunted it hard during these times and sightings on camera and from stand were nonexistent. I have not touched the land going on 2 weeks now and hope and pray you guys are correct. May have to go slide out there tomorrow midday and check some cam's. Been a slow season (zero success) so anxious to get some meat at this point. Thx guys and I hope we all have some success very soon.

Well, in the past, good scrapes and rubs haven't shown up for me until late dec/ more of early jan.

I found 3 scrapes in North Shelby County right around 12/16. I was out of town the week before Christmas, came home with the flu and haven't been in the woods until yesterday. The scrapes were in 2 different locations. Hwy 41 had 1 and Hwy 119 had 2 about 15 yards apart. They were fresh when I found them and don't look like they have been touched since. There was doe scat in 2 but it was old. Watched a yearling spike for about 20 min this a.m. near the 2 scrapes on 119. He kept looking past me up the hill nervously but kept doing his thing, milling around like he had no place in particular to go until he finally smelled something he didn't like and left. My first thought was that it was me he smelled, and it may have been, but I also had a doe estrous scent wick hanging from a limb not far away so I don't know if maybe that was it (he being a yearling maybe figured he might get in trouble for being there, I don't know). Anyway, my fear is that its over here and I missed it but for all I know it hasn't even started yet. Can anybody from this area confirm or deny?

I too found scrapes pretty much the same week as you in Chelsea on hwy 11 and county road 43 on my little pieces of property. I checked them after hunting this morn n it looks like there is still some activity around them. I saw two small bucks cruising a ridge this morning. One of them followed 6 does down into the bottom but not aggressively. I can't say if it's over around here or not. I hope not. I did find a new rub about 10 yards from an older one that has been made in the last week

Keep me posted about anything else you see please and I'll do the same. Thank you.

Anybody else that hunts hwy 119, 41, or 43 areas please share with the class. How about some of you folks in the Oak Mountain State Park hunting club? What are y'all seeing?

Cahaba's rut is finished. Definitely peaked the week of christmas while I was out of town. At least I got one two days before I left.

Anyone know how things are going down in Macon County? I'm going to sit on Tuskegee NF on Monday the 19th and hope I'm not too late there also.

[s][/s]Rut is starting up in Dallas County. On 1/9 I shot a nice 9 point at 438 yards that was cruising a pasture. Food WAS NOT on his mind but he wasn't "nose to the ground" yet. Hunted yesterday morning and had a small eight chase two does past me. Small bucks are in it full force. Next weekend is going to be the weekend.

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Still not on in Wilcox where I hunt

Found lots of scrapes last week in Wilcox County. Had pictures of Bucks still together

Any rut action in Elmore county? Heading down Wednesday might gonna hunt through Saturday. Hoping they a getting up on their feet and chasing