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Thanks, I actually cant see the area unless I'm "in" there, so popping in is not an option. I'm pretty sure the rut is done here so the 2nd will hopefully draw them out. I puposely didn't go there this morning because of fear ofbumping them out. I think I'm probably going to hunt it just afternoons from now on. Just really disappointed in the buck quantity(big and small) this year. I haven't done anything differenty this year than years past and cant figure out what it is.

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Greg, question for you:

Do you find that mid-day activity has diminished greatly around this time (couple weeks after the main rut activity) and that the big boys -- while they're looking as you said -- are still only coming out right before dark again, or are you still seeing early movement?

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My findings exactly... but I wanted to see what you had to say on the subject. It's the reason I'm posting on the forums right now and not shivering in a stand somewhere... yet. :)

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I agree, AND you you may not see the HUNTERtraffic this time of year either, alot of guys are no focusing on upland bird hunting around my part of Illinois this time of year.

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very good advice greg! i am off to the tree this evening on a HOT food source, STANDING CORN with about 20 rows picked! gonna set up downwind of the entry trails and try to catch a big onewith the doe groups! it is the most abundant food source right now in the area so it should produce with time!! welp, jumping in the shower and off to the tree, good luck guys!

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I shotmy2nd best buck everon Nov 25th in 2005 around 8 AM.

I have noticed in the past that bucks willoften re-open scrapes around this time when looking for the last does coming into estrus.

The buck I shot was checking his scrapes that morning.

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These last few posts have me pumped up! I was out last Wednesday the 21st and saw alot of freshly opened scrapes around a thicket....hunted and had two doe walk past me at 10 yards but no buck. Will be back out there on Monday around 11am to 5pm to see if I can catch something moving around that thicket...right around the thicket is what appears to be some nicely producing oaks...only problem I have is that it is a big woods set-up and sometimes I have problems narrowing down my choices as to which parts of the thicket to hunt...most of the time I hunt down wind of the thicket. We will see.