I have been a hard core deer hunter for 20 years. I enjoy being in the woods never knowing what you might see next. I like aging and judging whitetail deer and taking mature bucks. I know there is much talk about every deer is a trophy but for me, if I need to put some meat in the freezer I shoot a doe. I went to Flint River Farms in Macon County last Thursday with the thought of putting a couple of does in the freezer. I arrived before 3:00 pm, was greeted by our huntmaster Don and Billy, put my gear away, showered and headed out to sit in one of three towers in an old pivot that are now planted 7+/- acre food plots. The towers are set up in good cover and offer a quiet place to sit and be unseen. There were already deer in the food plot named "L" when I got up in the stand. The deer poured into the food plot all afternoon and I watched the rut in full swing. Bucks chasing does, bucks fighting, grunting, snort wheezing, lip curling, does flagging their tails at half staff, peeing on their hocks repeatedly. There were over 20 deer in the food plot at several times during my two and a half hour time in the stand. One deer I identified as mature.  A 16.5" wide buck with 5 points on one side and a kicker on his G2 and 3 points on the other, missing a brow time. There was so much rut activity, I decided to pass him and hope something bigger would come into the field to check the hot does. I named him "ole 53". As daylight faded into dusk and dark, I climbed out of the stand thinking to myself this was the best hunt I have ever experienced and never even pulled a trigger. Billy Hamilton shot a really nice mature 4.5 year old 9 point at dusk and observed a couple more good bucks from his to tower in "Upper" food plot. I helped him load the deer up and we drove back to camp and to the processor. The talk at dinner was as excited as when we were hunting. Between three hunters we observerd over fifty(50) deer that evening. The next couple of days offered the same exciting rut activity. I changed my mind about shooting a doe because I had never seen the quantity of bucks cruising the woods. I took some great pictures of a young 10 point and some 8 point bucks and was content to to just wait for that right moment. As daylight was fading on Friday night, two mature deer entered the food plot at the far end over 250 yards away. I ran out of legal shooting light without ever gettting a real good look at either buck. I believe I observed 27 deer in the field at one time that evening and experienced another unbelievable day hunting. My son Kyle, a senior at FSU, and favorite hunting buddy arrived in time for dinner as did Tommy Ellis. Don, Billy and I could not contain ourselves as we described the deer activity over the last two days. The rut patterns continued on Saturday and we were seeing all kinds of deer moving through the woods. Kyle went to the "L" food plot on Saturday afternoon and was blown away with the activity. He ended taking "ole 53" who ended up being "ole 63" with 6 on one side and 3 on the other. What an incredible few days of hunting. We observed 288 deer sightings on a 740 acre piece of property! That is way off the charts and can only happen when the rut is at it's peek. Never pulled a trigger that weekend but it will always be burned into my memory as an unforgettable hunt life experience.