I will be in Illinois the 10th to the 16th I will have dark nights and active days. I hope they aren't locked down.

Good luck to you Richard, Ill be in Alberta that same week.

Deer and Deer Hunting tv show explained that this years rut should trigger Oct 26. But then went on to say the rutis a 40 day process and not a 1 week 2 week event. I guess Oct 26-Nov 13 is the time to be in the woods. After that the bucks may be locked down. But thats just what the show said.........

I predict that some does will get bred, and some bucks will get dead!

I'll be in the stand all day long those days...

IMO - weather patterns have more to do with "rut activity" than anything. A cold front moves in anytime during late October and Early to mid November and big deer will likely be on their feet. Our best time to see mature deer is generally between November 4th and the 15th. I'll be in the woods everyday regardless!

Personally the week before full moon which is end of Oct this year.

You Know I think I have to agree with Fraley, supposeedly the rut in CT is from 12 Nov till the 24th or so?? Personally I see 10X more action the last week of Oct and the first 2 weeks in Nov then I do All year, maybe its just me. I am womdering if anyone else from Conn notices the same

CT even my game cams get more bucks that last week of October and first week of November.
Then its like a light shuts them off until Jan in southern Wi.
I head up to Northern Wi every mid to late Nov for gun season and
it seems rut is done. Once exception was in 1998 when they were rut crazy opening weekend.

*sidenote* Morning pumpkin and sunshine

I have the same siuation as GMMAT.

I saw a 6 point locked down on a doeChristmas Eve 2006. There are so many does that the bucks have to chase for a long time to get them all.