the rut is coming on quick here in illinois

[bighunter]

i have found three very fresh scrapes and probably 40 rubs and they are all fresh.the deer are starting to get with the does becuase i saw a buck this morning with 6 does.and i am noticing the necks on the deer starting to supersize.they are starting to chase and i need to get in the stand but this stupid rain is killing us right now.

Alex Hastings

 

[Maggs]

We had a 140" buck hit near town yesterday and his neck was starting to swell also. We're getting closer! Maggs

 

[Skully]

A good friend of mine shot a 150" buck last weekend here in S.E. Iowa and it's neck at the largest spot was 29"!!!!!! He has tons of shredded bark in his bases too. A couple days of really cold weather might get em going good.

 

[lxshooter]

Friend of mine shot his muzzleloader buck this weekend and it had a 28" neck on it and it was also making a scrape before he shot him.