In Michigan I call the "pre rut" right now. Oct 30 - Nov. 8'ish. Bucks are scraping and not yet tending the doe(s).

On Saturday I had2 non-shooter 8 pointers walk right to me acrossed a picked bean field. They were walking in single file and showed no sign of rut activity. However, I'm seeing alot of ground scrapes now. So with that being said, I think I'm in a "transition" phase where the bucks are starting the process.

Nov 10 - Dec. 1 - Full rut for me in Michigan. I can see bucks chasing and tending doe(s) all day. During this time I usually see bucks that will actually bed down with their doe to let all the other guys know that she has already been claimed.

Dec. 1st- Dec. 15 Post rut...On occasion I may seea few bucks trying to mount doe(s) in the open fields as they enter the bedding areas in the AM...same during the PM.

Good job on the doe(s) GMMAT