The one that almost came home with me....

[gobblinfool]

I hope the picture attaches. Before I shot my 10pt on Saturday night I had this 8pt at 15yds, he came in a way I wasn't expecting and he saw me move.....when he did a 180 I saw how big he was. I figured I wasn't getting a shot...until he popped out on my right at 35yds. I shot him with the rangefinder, but he went back in the woods before I could shoot. Something to look forward to in 4 weeks....

 

[Shanman]

Yep....that one would keep me think. :drool:

 

[double browtine]

That is a monster buck! Good luck!

 

[Gray Ghost]

Stud Biskit! It would have been that one or none for me!


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[tree_ghost]

Stud!!!


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[Andy S.]

That is a man right there, body, frame, everything. Best of luck with him this fall.

 

[Labboy]

That should keep you fired up!

 

[TennSportsman]

A dandy for sure! :super:

 

[chunkandwind]

I'd lose sleep.

 

[Mike Belt]

I'd be looking for him come season as well! Hopefully you just learned a valuable lesson that may benefit you in the future. Pre-range your distances! Pick out landmarks within your shooting comfort zone, range them, and memorize them. Just as you experienced, sometimes you don't have time to do that AND get a shot off. I do this when I first hang a stand enough times that I'm comfortable knowing how far any given potential shot may be and never have to carry my rangefinder again to that specific location. Back when I had land leased that had several tower stands overlooking fields, etc. I even drew maps with yardages marked at certain landmarks in those locations and posted them inside those stands.

 

[gobblinfool]

Mike Belt, what you said is done numerous times.....but when a buck comes out in the middle of beans it is tough to get a landmark...it's not a big deal, i am grateful to have been that close to him, if I had better situational awareness and he hadn't seen me move he probably would have gone to the mud puddle and gotten a drink....and then a ride home with me.