GON

You've got pretty good advice so far. I can tell you this.....if you found rubs and scrapes, there are bucks in the area. The funny thing about the rut is, those bucks might be elsewhere right now if they have wandered around and found a receptive doe a mile or two away. the absolute neatest thing about the rut is, while those bucks are away, another will surely be sniffin' around to try and take care of the ladies while his competition is away. The key to killing bucks, is exploiting their greatest weakness......women. The bucks who made those rubs and scrapes, are probably moving only at the very earliest part of the day, and the latest part most of the time....except when they start breeding. Then the rut will cause them to move almost constantly until they find a doe to breed. If your buck has already found his doe, then it's a matter of waiting for her to arrive. He won't let her get far from him until he's bred her. So, the does you've been seeing, will be the ticket to find the bucks. I'd hunt the same areas I've been hunting as long as I've beenseeing does. the bucks will come. If you haven't been seeing does in your earlier hunts, I'd look my area over again. Look for those trails, and follow them until you find the bedding area they lead from. Set up near there and hope for the best.


Good luck!

GH