allen, it will be a long walk out if i don't come and get him :-Dlast year i had to walk out after the evening hunt,it had to happen not far from where j p was hunting.the thing is that i had to walk back to the boat with the part to fix it,but thats part of hunting.annett the bucks are rutting now but with the crazy weather we have they do chase all during the season. ...schawee