Well, the rut is just ending here, things will be pretty tough from here on out. This has been a real bad year for bucks getting all busted up. Both my boys shot nine pointers, both were busted, one real bad. Dad has passed on one twice now that would have been very nice, except he has half his left main beam gone. Chances of me shooting one now are slim, since we have lots of meat in the freezer it will really have to be a nice one for me to drop the string, and there ain't many nice ones left that are all in one piece. I won't shoot a busted one this year, I would rather wait 'till next fall when maybe he will be in one piece again. I am still hunting though, there are still a few possibilities out there...