still here guys! ive come sooooo close to dropping several dfferent 6 pointers, but have let down waiting for atleast an 8. the last buck i drew on, was actually from the ground. i left the stand with about 2 or 3 monutes of shooting light left in hopes of not being pinned into my treestand with deer below. on the walk out, i cross the fence into a 20 or so acre field. andi realize a buck is about halfway across it. it looks up and obviously spots me, staring right at me. but then it continues to SPRINT in my direction, i guess thinking i was a doe??????? i kneel down behind a scrub bush tree ( i was on the very edge of the field), nock an arrow, put on release and get ready for this guy. he enters the briar patch thicket to my right, and walks down a little water drainage ditch towards the woods, and my treestand. he was so close i could hear his feet sloshing in the water. he emerges from the thicket not ten or fifteen yards away. im at full draw on one knee, in plain sight of him. i held off on the shot because i couldnt really tell the caliber of the buck. i had a perfect shot and could have definitely smoked him, but i dont want to let up on my standards after this long. he was definitely a six, and looked to be at or maybe a hair past his ears, but i couldnt tell if he had brow tines which would make him an eight. so luckily he never looked over my way, hopped the fence, and headed into the woods not 10 yards from my treestand.

im happy with the decision and will be back out saturday morning.it is the opener for rifle season here, which means all hell will break loose, but i have chosen to continue with my bow as of right now. big decision for me, but i just want one with my bow THAT much more. hopefully itll pay off.