Well guys , my week of vacation didn't bring us any points , although it did put some meat in my freezer.
I am feeling better about passing on that 8pt that I have in my stealth cam pics. Last friday afternoon the rut really started kicking in around here and I had the pleasure of watching 3 bucks chase one doe around. The biggest of the bucks is an 8pt that would go well over Pope & Young minimum. Biggest 8pt I've ever seen in the outdoors. From what I hear from the neighbor he's got competition too , I guess there's a dandy 10pt running around also.
Bad news is , I only have this saturday afternoon and all day sunday to try and get one of them. Work will prevent me from getting out during the week next week , and next weekend is gun season opener. Don't fret though , I've seen alot of mature bucks sneak through gun season around here , to be seen again during late archery season and late rut.