I just got back from Pike County and our party of five got seven deer. I've been hunting there since 1963 and have never seen so many deer. I only had a three day license, but maxed out the first day. I don't know anything about the "RUT" though. One of my hunting companions was your State Treasurer. If your ever in Little Rock go by the Capitol and she his hunting stuff. He's 77 years old and hunts everything that runs, flies or swims. Tell him Uncle Pete asked you to drop by.