If you find a hot cow, you'll know as there will be a pile of bulls on her. Most are breed by now, but if one missed first cycle, there will be A LOT of action around her. I sent Hornseeker into one of my favorite muley haunts after deer and he ran into a dozen hot bulls working a cow in the bowl. That was 2nd or third week in November. Rut doesn't have to be on to call them in. I've called in quite a few in January and February while horn hunting or goofing off. They are actually pretty social for such a solitary animal.