I agree with Flips on NOVA. Granted i tend to think the Early and the Late part of the rut are the best times. I think your chances go up when less does are in heat, due to the searching factor. When those bucks dont have to search they will stay tied up, but when they do you never know what might walk by. Seen a lot of scrapes being updated in the last couple weeks, where during the peak of the rut they werent checking them. So i think you might find some cruising going on. Good luck if ya get out.