thanks for the info wolf,

where abouts in minnesota do you hunt?
ya i think we should have a good chance that the rut might be in full swing during first weekend.
i hope it stays cold though, but knowing my luck it will probably warm up the friday before deer hunting.
im not a hundred percent foresure but one year about 3 years ago it got real cold the night before deer hunting and when we woke up on saturday it was only 9 above. that morning we shot one six pointer, one eight pointer and one twelve. all within about one hour of each other and all within 300 yards of each other.
i think the cold makes em move, but i could be wrong.