Oh it is definately pre rut here but I can't recall a sparring match I have witnessed that was quite this heated. I may never see it again either, so very happy to be prevy to this little tussle.

JD you still can't get them MD's to follow plan(don't I know that all to well..lol)! Things are going good, no shots fired on bucks yet though! I did take one of my mule doe's last saturday with the bow though. I only saw 1 small buck the rest were women and childern. My partner was out this morning, just calling me to share the news that he saw several mulie bucks with does and one good one that the ML didn't go bang just click. He also said he saw a number of whitetail bucks as well but nothing stellar. I guess we are going tomorrow to see what happens on the last day of smokepole and I too plan on take the horns with to try a little tinkle. Any success in the middle of the day or just primetime with rattling? Wish you the best and hope you get a crack at something this weekend.

Good luck guys on your season, I hope it turns out to be a great one for all!