With antler restrictions being in place for several years on Catoosa. How come you don't see numerus smaller bucks when hunting? I believe they're are less deer there now than in the early to mid 90's.
Had a really nice spike come within 5 yds of my stand and feed for 15 minutes Saturday afternoon, almost like he was taunting me. Never busted me and just wandered away after presenting a number of great shot opportunities. After not seeing a single deer from the stand last season anywhere and this being the first deer I have seen in Catoosa from the stand in four years of hunting there I felt like I had just been punched in the gut.