I have seen a few youngbucks by themselves and some scrapes as well...I think each year the rut comes in a littlelater then the years before....Our calender system does not match that of the deers... Like todays date oct 24th falls on a tuesday next year the 24th on a weds 2008 on a friday..You see what I am saying...Every year is goanna be diffrent from the year before...Plus the daylight times and moon phaseschanges also year to year for the date....Just my 2 cents on the thought about the rut...