hey guys,
I havent been around here much because Illinois shotgun 1st season was last weekend; Firday, Saturday, and Sunday. I hunted pretty hard this weekend but came away with one of the least productive 1st seasons in a long time. I saw one buck running on friday about 200 yards away, I sawa six pointer on sunday that didnt present a shot, and I saw another six pointer shortly after that i could have taken an easy shot at, and I had a half rack at full sprint run right at me. That was all, all season. I hunt with my dad and my older brother too. However, my dad, who is hunting in a spot that has less shooting areas, but has a greater view of some fields up to 400 yards away, saw a bunch of deer, including some monsters. My brother only saw a couple also. The only reason I did not shoot that six pointer that I could have was because I was really hoping to take one of those bigger bucks we have seen out there. Hopefully it did not bit me in the butt! My dad scored on a decent 9-pointer on saturday out of the stand i usually hunt because my brother was sick, and I had to work that morning. Either way, I am still happy about it. Ill post a pic below. The buck had broken brow tines, and each G-2 was broken real far down as well. Oh well, Im hoping to get lucky second season coming in about a week and a half.