There are many factors that make that a inexsact science, However prerut activity ie scraping, searching,sparing generalley starts the the last week of OCT. and goes threw the first two weeks of NOV. then the actual RUT ( wear breeding takes place) runs around mid to late NOV. Keep in mind these are just ranges, every area is different and there are numorus factors that can play into that the weather the buck to doe ratio the moon phases etc. etc. etc. SO my best suggestion would be to climb into your tree stand in mid OCT. and don't come down until early DEC.