Seems like things are heating up here in Central Ill .Just last tuesday I watched a button buck Chase the hell out for a group of does .But dont really think it has much to do with the rut ,Once the daylight hours starts to drop I think things will start to swing in effect .Have seen no signs such a scrapes or rubs ,but counting the mins !!!Plus I have always thought the weeks leading up to the rut had some of the best hunting around my parts.