the late rut runs in the late bow season you dont see the deer like early rut because they are all scared to death to move during the day most of the activity is mature very smart old bucks i have taken several big bucks the last week of dec. you do have to work on it though. my favorite set up is a 2 man team one shooter one grunt and rattle man these big dominant smart bucks hide all rifle season the younger less seasoned bucks are mostly shot during gun season. except the smart ones when you find fresh scrapes this time of the year they may be used for territory marking i start looking the last week of the month make a few mock scrapes using a dominant buck lure. if a buck visits it set up early 5.30 am until 1/2 hr. after dark see when he is coming i use a trail cam but still set up to make sure i have taken my biggest bucks t the last few minutes on several hunting trips. just remember you are hunting the bucks that gave you the slip in gun season they are sly well trained to avoid you.