Well I took all last week off from work to bow hunt and was very disappointed with the activity I saw. I finally started to see some good seeking on Friday afternoon. Saturday morning (opening MN shotgun season) the deer were moving despite the wind. I chose to sit a stand that is typically very good during the rut as it is situated in small valley/corner between two long ridge points where the doe usually bed. My buddies were seeing all kinds of deer but I didn’t see anything that morning, i was confident I was in the right spot and sat it again Saturday evening. Around 5:30 a big doe came crashing through being dogged by a nice 2.5 year old 8….this is what I was hoping for. I got ready and in 5 minutes this nice 10 point came in nose down on the trail. I stopped him at 45 yards broad side and put a 12 gauge Hornady SST through both lungs. He went about 50 yards and tipped over. I rattled this same buck in during bow hunting but was never able to get a shot. He is my personal best and I am very excited to put this beautiful buck on my wall as my first head mount. He scored out just shy of 140, wish those G2’s could have matched the G3’s! 
November 7, 2011 at 9:23 pm
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Congrats on a dandy!
The short G2’s and busted brow are what hurt the score but I am very happy with it anyway