I was out last night in scott county. Its thecounty just east of pike across the Illinois river. I saw a nice 130 class 8 pointer doggin the crap out of a doe. I mean he was chasin her hard. While I was rattlin and gruntin trying to get him to come into range, a nice 140 class nine point comes in from behind me at 25 yards. Unfortanately I never got into position to take a shot. But to answer your question the bucks are starting to chase pretty heavily. I also have a farm in Adams county that I hunt thats about 5 miles from Hadly Creek. Its definately a good area to hunt. Good luck.