Adam Crews of Down South Hunting provides a whitetail rut update for Kentucky. Location: western Kentucky Rut stage: peak rut Current buck movement: 8/10 Projected buck movement: 9/10 The buck activity in Kentucky could be described as intense for yearlings, but less than moderate for older class deer. Throughout the first week of November, if a doe were to pass underneath the stand—a buck would not be far behind. Out of the three bucks that were over three years of age, no

TJ Unger of The Virtue TV provides a whitetail rut update for Indiana. Location: northern Indiana Rut stage: seeking Current buck movement: 8/10 Projected buck movement: 10/10 Activity is certainly picking up across the Midwest. Based on my recent hunts, I think this part of Indiana is still in the seeking phase, but we're not far off of full on chasing. Immature bucks have been a common sight, often with their nose to the ground or pushing around does. Our cams have show

Mitch Kerfeld of Rookie Outdoorsmen provides a whitetail rut update for Minnesota. Location: central Minnesota Rut stage: chasing Current buck movement: 8/10 Projected buck movement: 9/10 With temps dropping and harvest wrapping up, the rut is going to be very visible in Minnesota this week. The last 10 days have made the difference and we have now encountered mature bucks chasing on almost every sit. A handful of bucks have been responding to calls, too. The firearms open

Kyle Bennett of the Quality Deer Management Association provides a whitetail rut update for Missouri. Location: northern Missouri Rut stage: chasing Current buck movement: 9/10 Projected buck movement: 10/10 Late October buck activity proved to be slower than normal in Missouri due to above average temps, available acorn crop, and standing crops. Halloween brought some cooler temperatures into the first week of November, which increased daylight deer movement. Rattling and

Rex Wolferman provides a whitetail rut update for Montana. Location: western Montana Rut stage: pre-rut Current buck movement: 5/10 Projected buck movement: 8/10 Western Montana had a beautiful late October with crisp mornings and cool afternoons. However, I hardly saw any rutting activity the last two weeks of the month. With the first week of November bringing a bunch of rain, deer remained bedded the majority of the day. They mostly only showed themselves in the las

Cody Butler of Dream Chasers Hunt provides a whitetail rut update for Kansas. Location: northern Kansas Rut stage: pre-rut Current buck movement: 6/10 Projected buck movement: 8/10 This has been a strange October in northern Kansas. We've had crazy amounts of rain that's caused widespread flooding. This is important for deer hunters to note as it'll keep farmers out of fields and delay harvest. In this area, when corn is still standing, deer will pretty much spend all the

Kaden Schlipf of Lone Wolf Stands provides a whitetail rut update for Illinois. Location: central Illinois Rut stage: pre-rut Current buck movement: 7/10 Projected buck movement: 9/10 It feels like great hunting is around the corner with smaller bucks showing signs of rutting. They've been visible, aggressive, and doing plenty of sign-making. Scrapes are really hot right now. We've got new bucks showing up on camera everyday, although much of the movement is still noctur

David Giarrizzo of Tag N' Brag provides a whitetail rut update for North Dakota. Location: central North Dakota Rut stage: pre pre-rut Current buck movement: 6/10 Projected buck movement: 6/10 The recent cold and snow in mid October halted crop harvest, but now corn and beans are coming out everywhere. That's been a huge factor for us suddenly getting a bunch of new bucks on trail camera. Just within the last three days, we had four new shooters show up, including two sho

Shane Olson of Habitat Solutions provides a whitetail rut update for Oklahoma. Location: northern Oklahoma Rut stage: pre-rut Current buck movement: 7/10 Projected buck movement: 9/10 Unlike earlier in the season, deer have been more visible in the morning this week. Specifically younger bucks and does can be found heading to their beds in daylight. The evening hours have mature bucks on their feet early, like one to two hours before sunset. There's a really strong acorn

Brad Bever of Whitetailer provides a whitetail rut update for Iowa. Location: central Iowa Rut stage: pre-rut Current buck movement: 6/10 Projected buck movement: 8/10 Unusually cold weather has gotten bucks on their feet more than normal for this time of year. It seems as though daylight movement is really starting to pick up, especially in the mornings. Every low-hanging branch in the woods has a scrape under it right now, and bucks are lighting up trail cams. Mature buck