Hmm, interesting. The bucks don't start getting fired up in that area until around Christmas. I know that's no excuse for what happened, but if you want a good shot a getting a big buck around the delta, you had better go in mid to late December through mid January. Of course these dates are probably booked far in advance. I would be a little upset too if that happened to me, but like you said, he didn't have to pull the trigger.