went out tonight to my honeyhole from last year...got there kind of late (4 p.m.) I stand in this place because there arent many good trees around...so here I was standing in the light rain until 5 minutes before legal shooting ends when I see antlers coming across the cut...honest to truth thats all I could see...I watched him come just like every time before from left to right but only this time he was moving a lot faster than usual...he came right down into my corner and never knew I was there I grunted at him when he was almost to where I wanted him but he didnt stop for another 3-4 strides right behind a tree[:@] he started going again but I couldnt get him to stop again till he was 40-45 yards away....maybe next time

Not a big deal (he was a spike that I had been seeing last year that had developed into a small 6; its probably a good thing that I couldnt get an ethical shot because I just might have shot him)

anywho...I was wondering why he moved so quickly across this cut...its all small spruce/fir with aspen scattered about. Last year the deer were happy just to mope around in it and browse...even the 2 bigger bucks. This year they fly across it and dont browse at all...I am thinking it because there is more food available to them this year then there was last.[:'(]