Wisconsin whitetail rut 2025

[Gobihawk]

I bow hunt in Southwest Wisconsin. Usually October 27th, 28th, and/or 29th are good days for me. Has been really slow. Anyone in Wisconsin or states next to Wisconsin seen any active rut activity?

 

[eidsvolling]

I bow hunt in Southwest Wisconsin. Usually October 27th, 28th, and/or 29th are good days for me. Has been really slow. Anyone in Wisconsin or states next to Wisconsin seen any active rut activity?

FWIW, I am in the woods in Normanna Township north of Duluth every other day or so. I have yet to find a fresh rub this fall, and that includes walking over several deer beds on an abandoned logging railroad grade this past weekend. My trailcams have found only does. There used to be a buck in that area that I named "Godzilla"after seeing his footprint and stride. I also heard from a CO that he took a 14 out of the same area about a dozen years ago.

We usually have a trio in our yard midsummer in Duluth that I call the Three Amigos. The smallest of them is a drop tine ten, so of course he is "Drop Ten":








(OTOH, I heard a bull bellowing in Normanna about ten days ago, "so I got that going for me.")

 

[acooper1983]

I hunt west central wisconsin, my cameras have been picking up with daylight mature buck activity. I go up friday after i take my daughter trick or treating for the week.

 

[eidsvolling]

I hunt west central wisconsin, my cameras have been picking up with daylight mature buck activity. I go up friday after i take my daughter trick or treating for the week.

Good luck!

 

[acooper1983]

Good luck!

Thank you Sir!

 

[Gobihawk]

Should be a good weekend, good luck.

 

[bombhunter]

I hunt west central wisconsin, my cameras have been picking up with daylight mature buck activity. I go up friday after i take my daughter trick or treating for the week.

Also central Wisconsin here. Yesterday activity really picked up on the cameras with daylight activity. Good luck!

 

[CB4]

NE Iowa here on the boarder. Rut activity has really increased in the last 5 days. More bucks moving during the day and showing up on camera. Had 4 small bucks walk under me this morning. The next week should be great activity.

 

[Djacker]

I'm on the Rusk/Barron County line. Still mostly night time pics on my cameras. Scrape activity has definitely picked up in the last week.

 

[wind gypsy]

East Central MN - My primary target buck started to daylight a week ago for a couple days and went straight back to 10 PM-4AM movement on my property after. They are definitely covering ground now but my cameras aren't lighting up with daytime activity yet.

 

[longspeak74]

Hunt SW WI. Starting tomorrow, I am on vacation for a week.
Day activity has picked up, so fingers crossed!

 

[journeyman713]

Things are just starting in central Wisconsin, on and off though. A few daytime camera pics.
A couple days ago I thought game on, passed on a 130” harassing the hell every doe. He took a breather under me a couple times, was tempered with crosshairs on. Figured better things to come, nothing but immature bucks since. Soon!

 

[T-Rex]

SW Michigan is getting closer. I'd say in the next few days it will be on fire.

 

[Gobihawk]

The chasing starting in my area this morning. Thanks for all the replies. Hope everyone has a great hunt this weekend. Time changes tomorrow.

 

[Gobihawk]

Saw my first doe in heat today. A shooter buck was chasing her. Unfortunately no shot. Shortly after a 3pt was tracking her. An hour later an 8pt was tracking her. Half an hour later. The 3pt was chasing another doe. What a great day to be in the woods.

 

[JMZ77]

I've been unable to hunt since Nov 1st (north central Wisconsin). I am hoping to get back in the stand tomorrow afternoon for the first time, can't wait! Keep the reports coming!

 

[Gobihawk]

Yesterday morning was really slow. Afternoon picked up around 4:00. Saw 3 different small bucks chasing two does.