THe leaves do appear to be green later, at least from what i have observed in teh past. I have not seen a single scrape or rub on my property. Its a small piece but it traditionally has loads of buck activity. I scouted the public land that i hunt and didn't find a whole lot of sign either. According to Deer an Deer hunting the rut activity will kick off around the 25th or 26th. So I am not expecting to see the big boys, but I would welcome a suprise. I like the weathe rthough. low 40's sounds fun to me.