Blue - I'm serious dude - if you're ever looking for a hunting partner...I have a bow and a car, and I make a great companion. LOL Seriously bro, those are some great deer man...and I don't doubt you at all when you describe the buck that eluded you. You've clearly shot enough big deer to know what a REALLY big deer looks like.

Now, we've gotta talk to you about these "bed of the truck" photos. Just kiddin man. [8D]

I went out yesterday a.m. with the recurve - didn't see anydamnthing. The deer are still getting hunted pretty hard by themuzzleloader hunters, so they're still almost totally nocturnal at this point. The snow cover read like an open book. Lots of heavy activity overnight. I wish I had an evening to burn. I'm almost sure I could position myself for a shot right at dark. They're still stacked up in the biggest, safest thickets, right behind all the houses. No way to access them in the a.m.

My buddy was hunting with me on the other end of the farm - heclicked on2 doe twicewith the flintlock. Those flint muskets are a real dog to hunt with. I have one, but honestly - I have more faith in the recurve. LOL