Guys- I'm just as pumped as you are, bucks testosterone levels have either just peaked or will peak today or tomorrow, they are jacked up now! I really expect a lot buck activity this weekend. BUT- I am going to warn you guys that, with the rutting moon being later this year than normal, this 'flare up rut' as I call it will die down as the week progresses next week. So, as good as the action has been this week it may not be as good next week. Don't worry though, the week after next with the rutting moon falling on November 13th, chaos will return to the deer woods!

Just a little info. I thought would be very useful for this weekend and going into next week. Personally, I am going to hunt very aggressively tonight and tomorrow morning- a lot of calling and rattling and I'll be hunting over a buck decoy tomorrow morning. With buck testosterone levels peaking they should be very susceptible to calls this weekend.

HOWEVER, next week I am going to back off a bit as the bucks will still be jacked up but very few does will be coming into their cycle. During this time I'm going to be patient, hunting does and learning their patterns cause the following week 10-15th they should still be on their same patterns except then, they will have a buck with them.

I don't want to sound like a know it all everyone, I've just done a tremendous amount of research and reading on the rut and have applied it to our property and in the past I have been able to predict buck and deer movement down to the day. Again, I don't want to sound like a know it all, I just feel like I have a pretty good understanding of the rut and its dynamics. Then again, I also thought I knew our herd's early season patterns very well up until this year, when they have completely skunked me!