Congrats on the doe, Rybo - and the prospective new hunting grounds.

I only saw two deer last night, a fawn doe and a nine pointer. The buck was a mainframe 4x4 (12-13" wide?) with a small eyeguard kicker at the right base. He had a thick rack with long, high main beams, but his G3's were small (around an inch or so). G2's were 5-6" each. Had them both under me for quite a while.

I argued with myself several times about taking him, and even went so far as to draw on him and settle the pin behind the shoulder, but in the end, I just didn't have the heart to do it. He's just not the caliber of buck that I'm looking for.

Oh well, he doesn't know how lucky he is. He'll surely be nice next year, if he survives the onslaught of rifle season.

Mike - I started doing the cut and paste trick. It really chaps ya when you lose your post like that. And by the way, big time congratulations.Good luck on the hunts too. Keep us posted on how everything is going.

Dave - Carpenter was lights out last night. I think he was doctoring the ball.

By the way, are any of you guys hockey fans? I was watching the Pens game last night, and I almost jumped through the ceiling when Malkin scored that goal on Brodeur. Crosby and Malkin - those kids are completely amazing.