The thing that gets me is this time of the year I hear hunt where the does are and you will find the bucks. How do I hunt the does when we don't have any. Six years ago I used to see does regularly and this time of year bucks were not far behind. I don't believe this BS about thin out the does and the rut will be stronger. To me the does are what control the rut and you have to have them for a buck to chase before you see the rut going on. I think my odds of seeing a buck are a lot greater if I have ten does in a plot and one might be hot than to have one doe out there that isn't.

I run numerous trail cameras on our 200+ acres and I honestly believe we only have four does on our property, thats it.