i have a lot of favorite hunts but one stands out. Last year was my senior year of high school and my dad said if i had all A's i could skip the day before thanksgiving break to go hunting with him. Sure enough the day came and my grades were great. We got to the stand about a half hour before daylight and i was sitting there shiverin in the abnormally cold november air. As soon as it got light that morning i heard a twig pop over my left shoulder....to my suprise there stood a big buck staring right at me. The buck fever set in. My legs began to shake and my heart was racing. We were in a staredown for like 10 minutes. After what seemed like eternity had passed he put his head down and took about 4 steps down the ridge. I busted him at about 80 yards with my 30-06. I radioed my dad and he came down to see my trophy. It was a huge 10 point with one beautiful side of a rack and on the other....the biggest ugliest mess i've ever seen. Next time i'm at home ill post the pictures so you can see what i mean. But i had the deer gutted and drug out of the woods before school had even started that day. So because i made those grades i got the biggest buck of my life...well atleast until i top it this year