Yah the late rut. its a wonderfull thing I am starting to see deer run around everywhere again we took one yesterday at 2pm and jumped 3 coming out of the woods does can still go into estrus untill mid to late jan and as long as they are there will be a buck looking for her. me personally I would put a trail cam in that area to see if its day or night activity. if youdont have one there a dime a dozen on e-bay and a fraction of the cost from Cabella's
Good luck