Here in SE Minnesota, activity was a little starnge as well. The rut, which normally is in full swing during the middle of firearms buck season, didn't appear to kick off until a few weeks later when the doe season was on. I'm sure the warm weather played a big part in this, but something else was strange as well: the visible buck to doe ratio. It seems as though we were seeing many more bucks than does, unlike in previous years. I just hope our mild winter provides us with a nice large, healthy herd for 2002.