Rut here in West Central IL is going to take place some time within the the first few weeks of November. If you're able to block off a couple of weeks away from work, this is the time to do it.

As far as what triggers the rut, who knows for sure. You can not just discredit someone (Alsheimer) that has spent the better part of the last decade monitoring, filming and recording deer behavior during those ciritical first few weeks of November in the North. He actually has years of data to back up his moon theories. I'm not saying he's 100% correct, but you can't just throw his thought process out the door.

Rather be safe than sorry...make sure you're in your stand as much as possible during the first half of November...