The first mature buck I saw ever, we kicked it up when we were pheasant hunting in Niagara county .... his back was chocolate brown and looked as wide as a sofa ..... he jumped about 20 yards from us ... his huge circular rack was dark and was as wide as his back ..... I was 12, and I hadNEVER seen a buck like that again .....until.....................

About 20 years later, I was bowhunting in SW NY in Sherman .... we hunted the morning and back in the stand for the afternoon .... about 2:30, it sounded like and infantry was coming through the woods .... I was on the edge of group of tall pines and muxed hardwoods .... blowdowns in front of me .... more woods beyond that .... bedding area infront and to the left of me ....... I look towards the noise and her comes the biggest buck I have seen to date ..... I mean that sucker was MASSIVE .. he dwarfed the doe he was running with big time .... so they break through the woods across from me, running into the blowdown area .... right towards me .... then all of a sudden the slammed on the breaks and looked right up at me!!! I swear to you guys, I didn't move a muscle for him to see me ....... before they even came to a full stop, they exited, stage right ...... [&o]