Awesome pics guys. 16 - that mount looks great. Real bruiser you got there.

Sounds like everyone here is already getting their ducks lined up for a good run at a repeat next fall.

Dan, that's gonna be a hog next year, buddy.

I've been walking my ass off every weekend - really focusing my efforts on this Ohio hunting - trying to nail down about 10 solid stand sites for next fall. Ideally, I'd like a few stands in early October feed sources (white/red oak), and several more in pinchpoints/funnels and areas where the prevailing winds/thermals will make it a likely travel route for a seeking buck. I'll save those areas for November.

Right now, I'm up to at least 6 great stands, with another 2-3 that have solid potential.

The area that I'm hunting is all public hunting, and covers about 20K acres, so there's a ton of ground. Problem is, most of it doesn't make for great bowhunting - lots of swampland and ancient coal strips. The good thing is that the coal stripping activity has left the land carved up with huge ledges and deep ravines - which really funnel the deer traffic in certain areas.

I did fine in there last year - considering that I'd never even been there before 10/20. But I just didn't have enough stand sites to play the wind right and move around like I wanted to. I kinda burned them out. That won't be a problem next year.

Here's what I found Saturday. I was almost too embarrassed to even bring it home. LOL Almost.