Below is a copy of an email sent to a hunting/fishing/college buddy I sent after last nights trip to my tree stand.[/align][/align][/align]Was in the woods again last night(Second trip since opening day last Saturday, Saturday was ugly T-storms and warm)in my tree stand, from the way it started I thought it was going to be a short night / season.[/align][/align]Just before 6pm I was daydreaming, listening for movement and was startled back to reality by a loud snap of a twig right in front of my stand. I look up to see a set of antlers sticking through the thicket in front of me at 25 yards. I about &*%&#*myself, I'm thinking my first deer and it's gonna be a shooter buck. I am suddely at peak awareness and fighting by knees from knocking or giving out as I stand.[/align][/align]Where the buck came through the thicket was directly behind the only tree in my shooting area that is still in full leaf cover. He proceeds to take 4-5 steps out but remaining under the canopy of this one little tree. I see that he has 4 points on his left and looks slightly smaller on the right, so I would guess he was a 7 point maybe an 8.[/align][/align]At this point he stops upon hearing something movenorth of us in the woods. He was very nervous and stood completely still other than his ears. All I could see at this point was his feet and 1/2 his head/shoulder through a hole in the leaves. I'm saying to myself talk two steps, over and over.[/align][/align]At this point a nut of somesort fell out of a tree 20 yards or so behind me and he turned and ran east away from me. I never drew my bow.[/align][/align]5-10 mins later I see what was making the noise north of me. A slightly under average sized doe come out into a perfect shooting lane. [/align][/align]This year I invested in two can calls, one is a young doe and I give it a shot and I drove her crazy looking for this other doe that she was hearing. She spent 1/2 hour within 30 yards of me and then ran off.[/align][/align]1/2 hour later she, I think, was back looking for that doe again spending 15 mins in my sights. Crossing the water to my right this time looking for who she was calling to.[/align][/align]1/2 hour later I had another small doe come in under me responding to my calling.[/align][/align]All in all it was a great night in the woods, just wish that buck could of taken those two steps.[/align][/align]Keith[/align]