I haven't posted anything yet as I am in a little in denial about the rut and my chances of getting one of the three monsters I have seen. However, about 10 days ago I saw young bucks trailing pretty good and occasionally one in an all out chase. Then, I think a week ago tomorrow, I saw two wall-mounts and two small bucks circling a more than likely hot doe. A nice ~130 class buck was watching as a ~150 class buck with a split G2 chased at full speed. They covered an 80 acre spread in about 3 minutes probably.

After than day, I had only seen the small bucks chasing or trailing. And on Thursday I saw 2 nice bucks with 2 other small bucks walking in a field together. Its odd, no doubt, but I hope maybe that first hot doe was an oddball because on the day I saw the bucks in the field I had what would have been probably a 120 class buck, but had his main beam broken off after the G2. Walking behind him was the biggest deer I have seen in my life and I would put him at about a 170 inch 10 point. It had a taller rack than the deer in my avatar and was a 10-point. The deer in my avatar scored just under 150 as a 8-point with g-2's measuring 14 inches and 12 inches.

So, I definitely am hoping it ain't over yet. If the rut came and went without much sign it had to be mostly nocturnal as I have been out like 20 of the last 23 days averaging about 6+ hours a hunt including multiple sits either all day or 10 hours or more.