I had a real close call this past season with the biggest buck I've ever seen while hunting in the Edmonton Bow Zone in Alberta. I did a rattling sequence and hung the antlers, about 10-15 mins later I see something move on the edge of this spruce thicket at 20yrds.I see it's a bucks head sticking out. He takes a step out of the trees and I can't believe what I'm seeing.
This buck had 10pts with some serious Alberta mass and a HUGE body!He takes a few more steps, then stops,but I can't draw without being seen as he's coming towards me. He doesn't see the source of the "fight" and gets nervous. He turns, with brush in the way, andI can only watch as he walks away.[&o] I wasn't going to chance a half a$$ shot.
I ended up getting a smaller 8pt (300lb) on my next to the last day. I'll never forget this hunt. Oh yea, this was right around noon time!