Well man I will put it like this. Last year and the 4 years before we have always gone during rifle season so post rut. The deer are moving great on my dads property. Me and my dad make the trip from Texas to Kansas for 1 week every year but hardly ever stay the whole time. Last year dad shot a 140 class with his rifle and I used my bow for my first bow deer and bow buck 119 is what it scored before that I used a rifle. I want to go during the rut one year but its hard to get my dad to put down his rifle for a bow so its unlikely to happen. So I just hunt post rut with a bow. Last year we saw 4 bucks 120 plus and 3 1 1/2 year old bucks and about a million does. So man I will say this this time of year just be ready and go.