For my neck of the woods I've got the deer patterned pretty well and I think I will have to wait until the bucks are really tearing up the trees and/or chasing does before I can get near one of the big boys. They have to be travelling this high grass ditch from one bedding area to another before I'll have a shot.

I'll be headed down to southern Illinois this weekend to hunt a particular rub line that I've seen the last couple of years. Last year shotgun I had a terrific 12pt running that rub line. My thought here is to hunt it early this year before the rubs are fully established - and hopefully catch one in the act - maybe even that big 12pt.

Good Luck all!