The poeple that tell you the rut is over, are mostly the folks that got lucky and have scored on a big buck already
Or the ones that have spent over 300 hours in the woods so far and have seen every phase of the rut. Just calling it like I see it in my neck of the woods. Not going to keep me from staying out of the woods by any means. I haven't scored on a big buck yet either. I also believe you make your own luck. Rut or no rut they are still out there to be killed.