I think we are just about to the end of the rut, here in Phillips County. I don' t know, seemed kind of typical to me. Although I didn' t get to hunt much this past month, I did manage to tag my buck during the pre-rut. I think back, and maybe I cheated myself. I could have let this buck walk, kept on huntin in hopes of seeing the true rut activities. But hindsight is 20/20. With taking this buck, next year I can focus on stalking the bigger buck I had seen earlier in the season. He' s an old feller, and I can tell he' s been around the woods a time or two. Should make for a pretty good challenge next year.