Im told that alot of those old monster bucks have been wise...How do you think they got to be old???? Some old big boys dont even participate in the rut..Thats what I said ...they sit it out .. They know what is going to happen. Youre apt to find a bruiser far away from the does and looking for that all important food source.bedding in the deepest , thickest stuff you can find or right behind you house, near the highway. near an old abandoned farm outbuilding ."".backyard deer ""