I thing it is very tempting to to put in for time off right now, but I think you would be better served if you waited until it was closer to November. Of course this is only applicable to people taking off a week or so. If you are taking off for a month then it's a moot point.

You do have to consider givingliberal notice at work, but if it's possible to wait it out a little bit; you can gauge the weather with more accuracy. The last thing you wanna be doing on your day(s) off is sitting in a treestand when it's in the mid 70's. You won't be seeing much rut action in that setting, trust me.

Another advantage is you get a better feel of where the rut is. While predictions are helpful, I feel there are other variables to consider that are local to you where the best person to judge when to make your move is you.