Good news went out this afternoon saw a doe in a hay field at 5:00 stayed for 10 mins then went back in right before dark looked out into the hay field and saw a big bodied deer working toward me as it got closer I tryed a doe bleat and the deer turned and walked out of the field into the woods toward my stand got 15 yards away I looked through my binoculars and saw it was a nice six point I went to draw and I could see my peep but not the deer it was to dark so I let him walk he had his nose to the ground I think it is okay to say the rut is close. Thanks