Killed a 4 yr old six on Wednesday trailing a doe at 0800. Had another shooter on camera Monday at 0930 trailing a doe. Scrapes were opened up early Monday morning all over my place and few are smelling pretty stinky. The buck’s hocks were not fully black but getting close. Afternoon movement has been mostly young bucks. If you define “full rut” as the biological lock down with breeding l, I’d say pre-rut is now “on” for my place on the SW side of the county.

Last edited by kb717; 01/13/23 08:36 AM.