Pre rut or Peak rut

[HATCHCHASER]

Prerut. I haven't hit the magic time in Ohio yet and I try every year. My suggestion is last week of October, first week of November.

[wojo124]

Last week of Oct.first two weeks of Nov. is me fav.
also the last couple weeks of late bow season,thats when ive killed most of my      bucks.

[Mark Zagrzebski]

All I know is that if I only had one week of vacation it would be Nov 5th-12th in the midwest (I hunt Michigan and Wisconsin).  Majority of my best bucks came that week even though I hunt often starting Oct 1st.