opening day of WI bow season (from my notes)
Afternoon
SW wind gusting from the west
Stand: ------------------
Temp 61 degrees, 51 by the time i left (in stand by 4:00pm, out at 7:15pm)
As i was getting dressed at the base of the tree, two fawns walked by at about 50 yards to the north
5:00pm big buck came out of the tamaracks (by bens gun stand?) 10 pointer, HEAVY horns, 1-2" outside the ears, sticker on the bottom of the right horn by the G2, and a sticker on the right brow tine, 7"ish G2 and G3, 4" G4, 3-4" brow tines, average beam length. passed up a quartering away shot at 14 yards, and again at 17 yards, got spooked ran off to the swalehole to the north. (130-140" range)
6:00pm same spot by the tamaracks, saw a couple does, then a small buck came out followed by a larger buck, then another good buck
2nd buck: 10 pointers, 3-4" outside the ears, 7-9" G2's 8-10" G3's (not sure on the correct sides for the G4's but......) one side has a 3" G4, and the other side has a nub (doubt if it is an inch) beams out to the nose, passed up a shot quartering away at 12 yards, and another broadside at 19 yards (140-150" range)
3rd buck, real narrow very heavy. beams are bladed to the outside, looks like a 9 pointer, with a forkd G2, right side? G2&G3 9" range, crab claw on one side, other side a nub, crab claw runs parrallel to the beam. Was 6 yards from stand when the I had drawn on the 10 pointer, it saw me, and it spooked when i had to let off on the bow. (125-135" range)
the biggest buck was shot the following day, greenscored at 147 4/8, just found out the neighbor missed the 9 pointer this past saturday evening (said it was the biggest buck he has ever seen)
In hindsight, I probably should have taken a shot at the first buck, I am thinking that I severly underestimated his size the more I think about it, but with the rut coming up, it really doesnt bother me that much......
http://img150.imageshack.us/my.php?image=10pointerwx7.jpg
got the above image because the guy that got it had someone filming, shot it in a stand about 80 yards from where I saw it the previous night, gotta love early season before the bucks change their routines and they are kinda dumb
Been pretty slow since that day, lots of opportunities at taking shots at does, but no bucks of size....