I just got back from my lease about an hour ago. That cold front sure did wonders for me, I was in the blind for the most part of the day, and saw deer just about the whole time.

The eveing came and I saw a good 8 point that I almost considered shooting but I kinda wanted to hold out for the 18 point or a 10 point that I' ve been hearing about. So I have 2 8 points infront of me, and about 6 does, I' m pumped.....until a truck pulls up on the property beside me. Two knucleheads drive in the middle of a field and get out of there truck and start stalk hunting. I cannot count how many deer they scared up. So I put all this time in at the blind with it looking like its about to payoff big then I didn' t see one deer for the rest of the night. I woke up today to wind howling outside, its blowing around I would say 30 mph from the south, which is the complete wrong direction for our blind set up. We are on a hill and the wind is usually prevailing from the north most of the year. I got winded by deer twice today, and there was no movement besdies morning and eveing. I did see a small 8 point that was in rut and a possilbe 5 point that looked like he was on the trail for does.

So I guess this trip leaves me a few questions. I will be back up there saturday and since the bucks are rutting what is the best strategy for rut hunting? I' m hunting over a corn feeder and for every buck I see, there are probley around 8 does. And for ever doe I see 3 out of 4 tends to be younger does. Is a food source like a feeder a good spot for rut hunting? I didn' t know if maybe I should stick to a more open field or trails. I' m gonna try some doe estrus scents also and I plan to hunt from sun up to sun down. I' m just trying to figure out the best strategy to hunt a very smart mature buck in an area that has hunters all over the area. I know the rut is the only chance I will really get to see this 18 point, and I want to make the most of it.