I live in Maryland and been seeing alot of rubs and scrapes. With the time change and the colder weather, there moving. I dont think there in rut yet, but there exercising. I killed a spike last weekend and seen three this sat. could of took another button buck but I let all of them walk. with the time going back I cant hunt after work either. I took my last 4 days for (10/12-15) right in the middle of the breeding phase. Thats about the time I usually see them chasing does. A buddy of mine killed a nice 8 friday night and he was missing hair on his chest..............I guess he might be anxious. You never know you got to be there