Season opens next Thursday for me. I'll be in the blind from dark to dark, I'm thinking.

Best of luck guys. Aim small, Miss small!

I think the next 2 weeks will be the best.

I got us some points on Thursday morning. I really got fooled by this buck tho. He came in right at first light and I guess his mass fooled me. I rteally thought he was a lot bigger. Oh well, catch and release doesn't work here. He scores 124 7/8


Here is the whole story.
http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=3167332

Congrats again John.

Beautiful pics aswell. Great job!

Congrats John, He's a beauty!! Good looking buck buddy.

That's a really good looking buck my friend, congrats on him..

As far as my hunting goes, close but not quite.. I could have points on the board but I've been after a certain buck for a couple years now (pic of him earlier in our thread).. I had not seen him all year until tonight.. It was windy with snow and about an hour before dark he come a runnin... Chasing a doe full blast, A main frame 12 not much different from last year but certainly bigger. Kind of cool really, doe was worn down and come in at 20 yds and fell to her chest. I thought he was going to breed her and I thought I would finally get my shot.. He stood in some thick brush about 40 yds out. I came to full draw on him and was locked on when he took a few steps forward (I really thought my quest was almost over) and just as he did the doe jumped back up and took off.. He followed her in a mad dash.. He would not even listen to my grunts or doe can.. It's the closest I've been and the adrenalin was great.. Bittersweet really!!!
I hope I don't let you guys down on points but I just can't settle this year. I have one more good day of hunting (Sunday).. I have to work all week and shotgun is next Friday..

Well that's my story for the day.. Congrats on the buck again JM..

Congrats,great buck.Thats two of us that should have looked a little harder before we shot.Thats still a great buck and I guess I can't complain either.

Got one down last night, pics coming soon.

Sweet Chris! Congrats!

Can't wait for the pics and story!

Well, I finally took a good Oklahoma buck!! After an agonizing first half of the season with very few deer sightings and even fewer buck sightings, luck finally shined on me yesterday evening. I was running behind (as usual) and had to make a last minute change to my hunt plans. I had originally decided to sit in another location but upon arrival to the farm I decided I didn't have enough time to make it to that stand in enough time, so I decided to hunt another stand where I'd seen a few does the last time I sat there. I climbed up and settled in for the 1 1/2 hours of remaining daylight in hopes of seeing my first good buck of the year. I had a few trail pics of a good buck from this area from earlier in the season, and with any luck he'd make an appearance. Withminutes of daylight remaining I heard leaves rustling out in front of me just off the hillside. Within a couple of minutes I could see the deers lower half. He was making a scrape and breaking off a licking branch just under a small oak about55 yards in front of me. I had a westerly wind which was perfect and he started down a trail which would take him right under my stand just to the west side of my tree. I couldn't let him pass me and shoot from a quartering away position as there were several limbs that were too big to trim and would impede my shot. As he got under me I bleated with my mouth to stop him and released the arrow. The angle was very steep as I'm close to30 feet up and I spined him. He dropped immedeatly. I knocked another arrow and finished the job. He field dressed at 150 lbs and gross scores 126 7/8's.