Me and my boy were 300 yds apart looking at good plots surrounded by diverse timber and thinned pines with lots of cover in north central Elmore. I saw 10 deer, not an antler between them, and my son saw 7 does and a scraggly buck he didnt want to shoot.

Lots of deer, but virtually zero rut sign. My son said the buck nosed around a couple of the does, but never acted like breeding was on his mind. Not a bad way to spend and evening, but was hoping to see some rut activity kicking off.