Heat Cools Off Rut

Man, it is the middle of November, isn’t it? I could be a little confused about what month and season it is because of the 85 degree days that we have been having lately. However the one thing that I am sure of is that our bucks should be rutting and running like crazy right now. But they aren’t due to the heat. And that hasn’t helped our hunters one bit.

The ones that we have had in camp since our last cold front left us with this summer weather have hunted hard and seen some bucks. However most of them have been small to medium, with only the monsters being seen in quick glimpses like the giant buck that chased a doe right past the van as we picked up our Pleasant Hill Plantation hunters down from PA on Sunday at 11:40am. Larry and Irene, Randy and Ilene, Bob and Paul all toughed it out while they were here, and each saw does and some bucks, just mostly not what they were down for. However they didn’t go home empty handed after Paul dropped two does back in the hardwoods, then shot a great buck on their last night here. So congratulations to Paul, and we now wait for his email with some pictures.

Also, before the cold weather left us, we did have a couple of nice bucks shot including a really nice 8 point by Jack and a beautiful 9 point by his fellow NC friend Barry early last week. Danny’s son Chris also joined us for some lowcountry hunting a few days back, and also shot himself a nice 7 point.

We now have a few days off with no one at the lodge, so we can all get caught up on some needed rest. This time off will also give the weather some time to get back onto the cold side of the dial since the weatherman is still calling for 80+ heat for the next 5 days at least. So hopefully a new cold front will have time to roll in to SC by the time the Orlando BassPro group comes in on Friday to get the deer back up and moving.

Then, after they leave, we still have a little over a month to hunt. So if you are looking to put some meat in the freezer before the season runs out, give us a call. The hunting should get better again as we move into December since the warm weather can’t hold out for ever, and the deer find that they must move to eat to survive!