Given years past... and the general history of the rut in Maryland... it is by no way done. I saw pushing 2 weeks ago, but that was pretty early in the game as the does wanted nothing to do with the buck chasing them. I didn't get out last week, but my Dad said that he heard a lot of chasing several evenings.

From what I saw by doing some scouting this weekend with my girlfriend... we jumped several does that were paired with a lone buck in northern Harford county. Thats not to say that all the breeding is over or even halfway over... I just got a feeling that a lot of the "big" boys are currently locked down with one particular doe until she gives them the green light. I'm also seeing A LOT... and I mean A LOT of scrape activity in Harford county. If I can... I plan to be in the woods all day Friday and Saturday... and hopefully an evening one day this week.