Well, the rut should be going on just about anywhere from NY to Va. right now. I' m going to NY and will be hunting alone until Sunday so will probably stay in the tree... or at least the woods. I may get down sometime and take a stroll, a dump(you knew that) and check for more sign. Of course I hope that' s entirely unnecessary and I shoot a deer 50 yards from the road on my way in.[:-] Hey, it doesn' t hurt to day dream. The first decent doe or little forky that wanders by is going to get a Thunderhead. Heck, if a spike walks by he' s getting operated on. My buddy wants some meat. It' s my job to shoot one for him. I am not trophy hunting by any means on this trip. NY hasn' t seen fit to give me a doe tag for 2 years in a row. Someone is going to pay.