I will be out in the AM. Really kind of weird this year, lots of trail cam pics however they are all nocturnal right now. Not sure what's up. All the guys I hunt with are all careful about treading lightly and scent control.
Been deer hunting for around 30 yrs now, In this area (Cecil ) it seems it starts around Halloween and gets better for about first 10 days of Nov. there has been a few years where pre-rut was a little earlier. I was out for muzzleloader and haven't seen any rubs or scrapes as of this past Sunday.
I'm always nervous when hunting birds with a group. I was hit with some shot years ago, was far enough away it only stung but It was a big wake up call. After that I always kept tabs on everyone I hunted with not matter what.
Yup, had 9 antlerless deer around me tonight and one button buck was trying to practice his moves on what may have been his sister she wasn't having and mama was running him off.