Well.... they are definately not even close to rut in mont. Had a nice hunt, my brother got his first deer ever, shot a piebald doe, he just startd hunting 3 years ago and is learning quickly. He's trying to play catch up to dad and i. Both been hunting since we were lil kids. However I did see a ton of deer, few spikes and one nice 8. Probably about 20 doe, but nothing in range, all just outside 70-80 yards. Tried grunting and the can to see if i could interest the bucks, nothing. Just looked in my direction and went about thier business. But all in all I had an enjoyable hunt in MD, was nice to see him get his first, and watch him clean it etc. Seen a ton of wildlife, from coyote to foxes, to the tree next to me had a family of coons living in it all hollowed out. pretty neat stuff. I wil be visiting again, hopefully closer to the rut.