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Rut Forcast Everyone at the cabin has been trying to fill their freezer. Rut is coming and during the rut we sit in stands all day hunting hard and letting does pass. Letting does pass is a good way to cross paths with a monster whitetail. The rut has been showing signs. Bucks have been seen sparing harder than normal and bucks have even been spotted trailing does. If I was to predict rut, I would put the seeking phase of rut right in the second week of November for 2011. Last year I was able to take a week off work during the seeking phase of the rut and experience some serious whitetail hunting. Bucks coming from all directions when tickling the horns. Many bucks would respond to a grunt call in seconds. ECM Outdoors Producing Their Own Mineral Supplement This year the guys at ECM Outdoors have been working on their own mineral supplement. We have mixed many different things together in order to come up with something that really works and can be affordable. We put this product into full use this last year and have been having great results. Remember this is not a quick fix to huge racks and mature deer herds. We will test this product for the next couple years to show you the difference it has made to our herd. TESTING THE PRODUCT We started testing this creation of mineral supplement in February of 2011. Many mineral licks were placed on several different properties over trail cameras. The results so far have been great with deer traffic increasing. More bucks are using the licks than ever before. Obviously, we can't prove that it makes the rack bigger in one year. This is why we will test the product over a 3 year span. Blue-Collar Management Plan We have been managing our deer herd for the past 10 years now and have seen good results. By adding this mineral supplement to our program, it will act as the icing on the cake. Holding off on 3-4 year old whitetails has considerably cut down on the amount of bucks taken on our properties. Setting a maximum number of bucks that can be shot each year has also helped with the herd. Many studies have shown that killing a doe with 2 button buck fawns helps your dispersal rate. Keep in mind that a doe will push those two bucks off the property and force them to relocate later in life. Harvesting the doe may help keep these bucks in our core area.
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