nice pic. that does look like a big ole boy in the back ground.

see..learned something new. i figured by the time they had hard horns they were splitting up. but the rut dont kick in till nov or so...so that makes sense of some sticking together. ill have to keep that in mind the first week or so. instead of shooting a basket rack wait and make sure that theres noone else coming in with him. im so excited i cant wait...its getting unbearable..expecially with the cold air the hurricane seemed to bring in. man it feels like fall out there.

this evening i set up my "poor mans 3d"(a cardboard cutout of a buck!) with my bag behind it. i walk all arond the yard shooting from all over at unknown distances. although its my yard and i have out to 40yds marked..i still dont know the diffrent angles and yardages. i was hiding behind the trees..hunkering down below low limbs...shooting through the abandoned BIG wooden swingset/slide/sandbox etc..it was good practice. next weekend or so my buddy and i are hoping to meet schedules and set up a stand in the woods and shoot his 3d from it while the guy on the ground moves it around. next year i plan to hit all the 3ds i can find and have time to shoot. i think they would be fun and pretty decint practice. thats my biggest fear is missing or worse..wounding a deer because i misjudged distance. i THINK im ok...but im definently going to practice that more before season. id like to own a range finder someday..since i gota count points and all.....thats another thing...i gotta count to 4 before releasing...i hope i can do that..judge the distance and make the shot before my chance passes!...itll be an interesting year....but im going to give it my all.....