Last weekend I saw 13 deer. 12 of those were bucks.There was a monster, there was a nice 9 and 2 8 pointers. The rest were 6 or under. The one doe I saw was chased for a hundred yards by a spike buck. The monster buck walked over to where she was bedded down and sniffed. Other than that he could have cared less. There were also the two other 8 pointers in the pasture and he did not pay attention to them either.

In West Central Wisconsin I think it will all break lose anyday now. It does not seem like any does are ready yet. Seen a lot of does with fawns and no bucks around. Little bucks chasing does but no big ones chasing yet.

We are hunting in Southern Illinois and are not seeing any signs of the rut. I saw three bucks yesterday together. A 3 year old, a 2 year old, and a 1 year old. I grunted and they payed no attention. Last year, the rut was kicking here and this year, there is really not much sign. There are fresh rubs and scrapes, but no chasing or aggression. Is anybody in Southern Illinois seeing any real signs of the rut?