Don't forget, Bucks do not regulate the rut......of course the bucks are ready, they always are but the rut is regulated by the does. They were obviously territorial fighting. I agree that it's early but when the big boys show down, that's what can happen. The bucks in my area are still in their summer pattern and bachelor groups.

I also think things might be early this year but we'll see, I'm still off the first 2 weeks of Nov. no matter what.

Every year we see post of bucks fighting or a buck that happen to dog doe and the thread reads, THE RUT IS ON! The rut is not on until the majority of does in an area are in estrous, not because some two bucks locked up. It's all stages, right now we are in pre-prerut if there is such a thing, prerut is coming when the bucks break up and start forming territories, the does begin to run off the male fawn offspring, here in PA that's not for about 2 weeks at least, the peak of the rut, usually in the northern hemisphere which PA is part is around the 15 of Nov give or take.

Patient guys and gals, it's only Sept 28th.