Ohio has a youth gun season this weekend. I know they will be chasing as I have not seen them chasing much yet.

However, Last years buck was killed the monday after thanksgiving. Big mature ten point running does. Then on December 31 my daughter had a chance at a shot (lcouldn't get the safety off)at a nice 100" 8 point trailing two does.

The rut (at least last year) lasts a while, at least here it does. I think it all depends on the does. My neighbor says he hasn't been seeing the bucks like he has in the past but then decided to write down when all the bucks were killed on his and my property. Late November and early December was the time the big boys got taken.

I'm hopefull for my daughter for this weekend. I plan on getting her in the tree as much as wee can.

Jason