RIGHT ON! SUM !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great hunt with your daughter!

You guys are stepping up big time!


With two months left for most of us, I feel very optimistic!


My weekend was unreal! No shots though...

Sat..went back after the big boy..sames spot and danged if he didnt show up almost exactly the same time...walked right around the corner and looked for me...Litterally looked for me...I held still and didnt draw...(ground blind) I thought ok you ole dawg...you wanna play this game..then here we go..So I just let him move by me..as he feverishly looked for me. Then he moved past, down over the bank and left... I figured I would let him feel safe passing by there and now move my set up at least 100 yards closer to his bed..I think I amnow within 50-75 yards of where he is coming out of a bit thick mountains side.

So I left him alone, went in Sunday and made a new ground blind. It rained like cats and dogs on me in there in the A.M. I didnt see a thing except for 4 yotes...

Sunday Evening I decided to give the big boya rest ( will hunt him Tuesday evening again in the closer set up)

So Sunday with warm weather and rain I decided to go into one of my stands that is literally set up 20 yards from a thick NASTY bedding area, deer filter out of this thing every night. Sure enough before last light..(Deer are not moving at all with this weather till close to dark) 5 deer make their way by me, one dang good buck but he's too far into the thicket for me to get a clean shot. He looked like Ryans buck.. solid 135 class buck.

I let it get dark and had to sit there for 1 hour in the dark waiting for these danged deer to move far enough and out from under my stand to climb out and leave. I had to moooo like a cow again to cover my noise..it worked sweet...

So.. This week..back after either yeller or stretch..they both are using the one area..and back after the grey buck as well.

Don't worry fellas..its only a matter of time..before an opportunity arises, I am confident of that. Hunting under the gun..doesnt bother me much this year..I justhave no interest to pack my rifle..just to kill a big one.. These days..its bout how I do it versus what I put on the wall..


Quick, keep your head up bud, this stuff happens. I shot a buck in 04...steep shot, no exit.....sucker didnt bleed much at all for the first 50 yards...only a couple tiny drops..he was dead 75 yards away... all of his blood welled up in side of him.. I'd keep looking for him if you feel in your heart you killed him..maybe go back after season as well and reallly cover that ground. As for now..hunt and look if you feel you can without messing up your hunts..

William, your gonna get one! I can feel it coming on!

Mike's gonna hammer a big IOWA bruiser...

Darren, Congrats on the shot gun buck!!!!!! looking forward to the pics!!! when do you get to get back after it?

Anthony,hope to hear from you soon, Any luck???

Fran, shake it off, move ahead, thats all you can do.

Me...I am gonna get after em even harder..you guys have been a great inspiration..I want to win this again.

Jeff, Ryan, Dave, and Mark..way to go guys! you have us in it! Now the rest of the team needs to finish this thing.....

I reallly think we can go 8-10 or better... with this muchtime left...