Hi guys, I'm back from PA gun season. I got a little 7 pt at 7:12 opening morn. I'm proud of the deer after getting skunked with the gun for the last 2 years as I held out for a trophy. This year with slim pickens or should I say, slim scouting, to actuallyknow what was in the area. I didn't get to camp this year for any in depth scouting. My cousin got a nice 10 point the second day scored 116..deductions took it down to 105. Broken G2.

My Buck.. I didn't score but was probably 80's but the shot was incredible. I was in a tree stand where I could watch the top of a mountain from the 1st bench down. The deer have changed habits over the last couple years and I had to give up the valley to see the top. Anyway the first deer of the morning was a doe she came around the bench and right up the hill and paused at the top to see what was up there. Now when she is at the top she is level with me. She looks behind her..here comes deer #2 another doe..she is looking back. 80 or so yards behind her, I see movement..another deer..a buck..I have the rifle up looking at it. Now in my area in PA it has to be a six point to be legal (or at least 3 on one side) He is coming straight on I can only see the beam tip and 1st point. It's big enough he should be legal but you can't assume anything. The doe which is now level with me blows probably from my movement and takes off..as does the second doe..The buck is nervous he is gonna bolt. His head is moving looking for a direction to go..he turns his head left..I count 1,2,3,4 tines center just right (his left) on the brisket and BOOM! deer takes off and at 100-120 yards through thick trees no chance for a follow-up shot. Lower everything down..climb down. Load gun, head to area..nothing damn where was he standing? I lost my place markers..look around.. nothing! Crap am I gonna have to climb the tree again to see where he was standing?? Let me look around a little more..What's that smell?? that's deer! I look over and there he is laying dead. A perfect heart shot! No blood except where I initially shot (which I found later)..all blood was internal. He's not a wall hanger but a good PA buck! 4 hours of dragging later I had him out! I'm still friggin sore..anyway back to Ohio for the late bow season!