It was 2004 and Todd and I had spent the whole month of October on an awesome piece of property on the west side of Illinois I was chasing a 180 and Todd was after a huge non typical. Well I finally had my big boy pegged and new what run way he was going to use that night, and would you believe it he did but I was caught playing with my new binocs watching a 130 chase a doe all around the field. Well by time I hung up the bincos and started to pick up my bow the buck was only 10 yards and standing right behind me, Well as I picked up my bow the tip of the arrow caught a branch and bounced on my rest and the buck was gone. Todd still calls it the sound heard around the field just to rub it in. Well the very next day I had to leave this awesome piece of ground to head across the state to Effingham where I had three buddies coming down for a week hunt during the rut. I pulled into camp was there for maybe 5 minutes went over to the farm that Todd and I killed our bucks on the year before with one my buddies and there was NO sign not even tracks and my buddy said hedidn't want to hunt there that he was going back and would come back and pick me up at dark. Well I was in stand about 1/2 hour when I woods above me errupted with sounds of deer running, well 13 does a six point and a little 8pt came running right undr me and just stood there. Thats when I looked over to the edge of the field and this guy was crossing 25 yards to my right and the rest is history he only ran 30 yards after the shot. Main frame 10pt scored 153!!Walt