I first spotted this buck about the third week of rifle while sunday scouting. He hangs in a large river flat with dense cover, willowy thick junk all over the place. I hunted him for the remaining 5 days or so I had before i went back to college. I came close one afternoon while walking his bedroom I could hear a single deer breaking through a flood and could hear heavy antlers racking off of the willows but never could get a glimpse of the beast. I considered pushing the flat with some friends but then decided to just lettem go. WOOOOOOO baby did i dodge a bullet this morning well more specifically my buck did.The Localswere out road hunting this morning and spotted my buck with 6 others headin for the river flats full out.[:@] they never told my dad if they shot or not but anyways didn't gettem. Claim he was the biggest buck they have seen in a few seasons. Really he is all that and a bag of potatoe chips and i am a bit parnoid now that someone else spotted him. I think he will be safe for this season but I HAVE TO GITR DONE in early archery next year. No ifs, ands, buts, or maybes that bugger is eatin carbon. I am dissapointed with his intelligence level for showing himself especially when he was so close to finishing off the season undetected. heavy snow = less road pressure and he prolly got lazy. Hopefully he gets lazy next august. I will try and find the boy's sheds for ya guys this spring and maybe some cam pics this summer. Only 4 more days and he's home free, till we meet again.[:-]