I have to wonder if you guys are "shooting a bunch of Does" from that same stands that you're NOT seeing bucks out of. If they seem nocturnal... I wonder why???

All kidding aside though, it has been slower than normal for this stage of the pre-rut but the weather has been crazy and millions of acres of standing corns in the state certainly isn't helping matters. My best farm is surrouded by 700 acres of corn and it's made things frustrating at best. Did have a 130 class 4x4 bust up a Doe group yesterday and ran them 20 yards past my stand. He was the 4th buck of the morning, but nothing of any size. Scrapes have really been torn up this past week as they prepare for the first Doe to enter Estrus..... any day now.

Good luck to you fellow Illini bowbenders!