Guys, don't give up on me just yet, I have been trying my best, just nothing to show for it yet. I think this is the first I have been on here in 3 weeks, I have just had that much going on.

Congrats Jim on the buck, that is one big bodied bruiser.

I hunted quite a bit the last 3 weeks, with a lot of deer sightings and a couple of decent, mature bucks. I sat 4 times all day, most of the time I saw deer consistently. There was one day, during an all day hunt,I didn't see a deer, and I felt that was my best setup the entire time.That made for a long day, but hey, that's hunting. I did go out a couple of times with my rifle. The day after thanksgiving I saw 125" 8 pointer standing in front of one of my bow stands for about 10-15 minutes. Not real sure if I would have shot him with my bow or not, but I let him walk with the rifle in my hand. Another day I saw a pretty mature buck that had 5 on one side and 3 on the other. If he would have matched up I would have probably taken him. He wasn't a monster, but he was a mature older deer. I have video of this buck, I will share with you all at the bottom of this post. All in all, I had a really good time. I got to spend a lot of good time with my dad, brother, and cousins. I got to watch my cousin, 33 yrs old, shoot his first deer. That was pretty exciting. There was really too much too mention in this little box.

Sorry I can't keep you all posted more often, but when i go back home to hunt, access to a computer is very limited. Next year, once our house is built, it will be a different story.

I still have until the end of December to get one on the ground. I will try my best, there is about 2 weeks within that time frame that I can hunt, so I will keep you all posted.

Here is a link to the short video I shot of the 8 point on Thanksgiving day. He came within 40 yards: http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v480/broncho10/Videos/?action=view&current=MVI_0033.flv