Our hunting here in west-cetral IL has been outstanding. From what I have observed and what many of my hunting buddies have seen, November 7 and 8 was awesome. It seems now that the bucks we are seeing are now with " hot" does. I have seen several bucks standing with does this past week in open and " to obvious" places. You know the type of little grassy waterways and the like. I think the majority of does will be bred in a matter of days. Good luck to all of you on your IL hunts and keep me posted on what you guys come up with. I was fortunate enough to take a " nice" little 130 class 8 point and will be out there trying for a " big" buck now. Good luck and good shooting.[8D]