Here in northern indiana the rut dosent start untill oct.28 thats when the first does go into heat.Wright know the bucks are makeing scrape and soon calling and rattling will work.When the rut is on i stay in the woods all day moving from treestand to treestand.I will see several bucks,i just waite for the right on to take,Last year i waited for a spical buck that i took becuse in 2002 this deer messed with me and i waited for him,its a nine pointed with a messed up rack...KILL A BUCK SAVE A TRUCK