I live and hunt about 2 1/2 hours to the East and I can tell you that the rut seems to be a little slow this year. My feeling is the warm temps. are slowing everything down. I've seen a little chasing about the 5th of Nov. and since then everything has slowed down. There is a front moving through and a little cooler temps are heading this way for the weekend. This may help. If I were you, with all of the money you've invested, I would be there come Friday a.m. Remember, a bad day hunting is still better than a good day at work! Don't let it get you down! Good luck!