I quit playing the DATE game on things
my 2 cents is this, if its warm, they will be more active at night and early morning when temps are lowest
once things warm up??
its a WHAT IF type deal
Peak rut dates are to me just DATES , hunted far too many SO called PEAK rut dates to have slow or NO rut sign going on at all
HUNT when you can, and hunt Smart
is better advice , than counting on the RUT!