Wrong stand--wrong time. I don't think I've ever had a season when this didn't happen. One of the most memorable was when a friend and I were after a GIGANTIC drop tined 13 point buck that my friend (who had already seen it several times) assured me would be the new World Record. After seeing a big one bed up the hill from my stand for several days in a row, I moved there to intercept him. The next morning he failed to show, but my friend saw the GIANT slowly walk by my previous stand sight at under 10 yards! He also saw the giant BED DOWN 7 yards away from my stand tree in a position that would've been broadside and clear. I was 100+ yards away--sound familiar?

Today's small bucks are tomorrow's trophies.