Patiently waiting.

I have been seeing a few bucks during the day, I think we are getting close here. Still no sparring tracks in the sand roads though.

I went to ranch yesterday to do some work and seen a few bucks with does. Sniffing, looking and following them around. Nothing wild yet but seen some interest for sure.

We've got bucks sparring on camera but haven't found any scrapes or rubs yet.

Early does are being bred here....been seeing mature buck activity for two weeks now, which is earlier than we normally see.

Middle of November around here.

We've got scrapes here. First one I saw was last week. Just happened to have a trail cam pointing right where the buck decided to scrape.

been hot and dry here - west central Missouri - not much activity - year after year I have a few scrape locations and they have not been hit yet - guessing in the next few days activity will pick up - favorite time to be in woods on veterans day - November 11 - week ahead and week after normally good

It’s hard to figure how I don’t see a lot of rubs when the elk and deer are all polished up already. Did see a few elk rubs last month but only a few of them.

I'm in Richland County and we are about a month into early rut. Does are being bred, mid-size and smaller bucks have been sparring and a few fights. New scrapes every day. My observations for whitetail over the last 40 years is that you don't see the hardcore rut activity until a lot of the does are already bred. When it gets down to a smaller percentage of does left, it seems like the bucks get much more aggressive to "get the last one". I was getting trail cam pics of small bucks sparring and the the separation phase happened around Sept 16ish. ( I view a separation phase as when the mature bucks separate themselves from running together and you see the fear factor kick in when big bucks come around).

My water tanks (50 gallon) usually last about two weeks from spring until rut. Since the 1st of Oct. they have been near empty in 3-4 days. I sat out last night for 1-1/2 hours and 5 different bucks hit the tanks. All had their tongues out and panting when they came in

I can tell when the rut is beginning here by how many broken cattle fences I have. When the bucks start getting stupid they start running through them. All year I have no fences broken by deer, this week I have had 6 so far. Apparently the rut has started.

Ha! I also take notice of all the roadkills out in weird places.....

North Central WI here. Rut has started, have passed a couple 130" bucks. Big ones starting to move early morning and last light. After hours. Found a 6" run yesterday, had a nice 17" 8 point open several scrapes in front of me. It is time to start getting in the woods.

Saw A nice buck while glassing yesterday mourn rubbing antlers in the branches not far away were six does all this not far from a box blind that got busted last year for baiting.

My doe wanted me to show rut behavior but I was tired.

lots of rubs here down by elk river mn

Saw a 10 point this morning out and about.

mature bucks are cruising here but it has slowed down to super early and darn near dark when they do. freaking hot hot hot.

Hunted a bean field last night, two doe groups of three and nobody intrested. Seeing more bucks in the morning moving from feed-to-feed and feed-to-bed at 7:30-9am. All 1-1/2 year olds, just starting in NW Wisconsin. Here’s a younger buck 7:30 this morning.

This guy showed back up a few days ago. He's doing a little eating on the plots but mostly bumping the does around when they're trying to feed. Langlade county here.