Montana mule deer rut activity

It’s Nov 10. It’s ON.
No doubt, but I’m not seeing it. Looked over a bunch of mulies a few days ago and only seen a few small bucks. No obvious rutting behavior. Watched a couple small 4x4 whitetails last night, some light sparing but they were still buds.
 
No doubt, but I’m not seeing it. Looked over a bunch of mulies a few days ago and only seen a few small bucks. No obvious rutting behavior. Watched a couple small 4x4 whitetails last night, some light sparing but they were still buds.
Guy i know lives in Elkhorns off 15. He has been seeing bucks getting sniffy.
 
Bigger bucks travel a lot during the rut. Unless you are staring at the same area for a long time as in hours or days, you won't catch a glimpse of them when they come by. They also move from doe group to doe group ... another reason you may not be seeing them.
 

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