I'm sure everyone has had a "I blew it" type moment that caused you to not get your potentially biggest buck, deer you were after, etc. If you haven't then keep hunting!
Mine was opening day of Ky rifle in 2004. I was sitting in a ladder stand overlooking a cut CRP field with a pretty deep woods behind me. About an hour after daylight I heard something behind me and just a hair to the right. I turned to look and the biggest buck I'd ever laid eyes on at the time was standing 30 yards away. This is going to sound crazy but I was in a 14' ladder stand and I swear on everything he seen me before I seen him and instead of running was trying to skirt past me real slow. The only thing I heard was one twig break and when I turned he was cutting his eyes at me. Call me crazy but that's how it was. I quickly got turned and on him and BOOM. I knew immediately I had missed and was thinking how the heck did that happen. He crossed the field at about 100 yards doing 100 mph and I popped another shot at him that probably didn't get within 20 feet of him. I was plum sick about it. About 30 minutes later another guy killed him on the backside of the property. He was a solid 9 point and all I can remember about him is all the mass. Don't remember how good the tines were but he had tons of mass. I'm guessing he was a 140-150" deer but at the time wasn't into the scoring game.
Let's hear your stories.
Mine was opening day of Ky rifle in 2004. I was sitting in a ladder stand overlooking a cut CRP field with a pretty deep woods behind me. About an hour after daylight I heard something behind me and just a hair to the right. I turned to look and the biggest buck I'd ever laid eyes on at the time was standing 30 yards away. This is going to sound crazy but I was in a 14' ladder stand and I swear on everything he seen me before I seen him and instead of running was trying to skirt past me real slow. The only thing I heard was one twig break and when I turned he was cutting his eyes at me. Call me crazy but that's how it was. I quickly got turned and on him and BOOM. I knew immediately I had missed and was thinking how the heck did that happen. He crossed the field at about 100 yards doing 100 mph and I popped another shot at him that probably didn't get within 20 feet of him. I was plum sick about it. About 30 minutes later another guy killed him on the backside of the property. He was a solid 9 point and all I can remember about him is all the mass. Don't remember how good the tines were but he had tons of mass. I'm guessing he was a 140-150" deer but at the time wasn't into the scoring game.
Let's hear your stories.