I saw 8 different bucks on Saturday/Sunday in NW IL. The 2 biggest bucks were both chasing does and pretty much unresponsive to the grunt tube. They turned and looked, but never came in. All the smaller bucks I saw were nose to the ground and just scampering around like crazy. It appears as though the rut is in full swing.

I just spotted a nice 8pt chasing a doe through a pasture at about 12:30 when I was on my lunch break.