I hunt on 30 acres of thick timber surounded with cut corn, cut beans, and a clover field. There is no other timber within 2 miles. I saw deer there 2 weeks ago and there is a lot of rut sign as far as scrapes, rubs that look to be about a week or two old. On the 21st we had good rain and today (3 days later) I looked at all the trails that are in/out of the woods and there are no tracks at all. I walked into the woods and there were no tracks or droppings on the main trails or in the bedding area.

This has happened before but usually not until December....there are only 2 people that hunt here so I do not think hunting pressuse would do it.

This has been a wierd year in Central Illinois.....I hope this does not become norm!!!