The eight point I shot on Oct. 2 was chasing a doe and responded to rattling. I have on two other occasions seen bucks chasing does and grunting. However, this activity is not the peek rut, it is just good pre-rut buck movement.

The Rut starts when the bucks velvet drops and ends in late Dec. The peek-rut is around the second week of Nov. Always has always will.

Many hunters mistake good buck activity for the peek-rut.
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