RE: Rut troubles.....
Are you hunting from a ground blind, portable, or permanent tree stand? You've located their bedding area, followed their tracks...where would they be going to get to the food source? Are there natural funnels on the land where you are hunting (draws, saddles, or areas with water that force movement? I think that once you have answers to these questions, you can find a camoflaged spot to sit in, be still, and observe deer. Find a couple of spots, morning and evening that can be used in relation to the current wind.