Hey everyone it' s good to be here !! Just found this site and I think it' s great to have a place like this for those of us who have a passion for deer hunting. I live in northern Maine where hunting is a tradition and a way of life. I have taken a few nice deer over the years (I am 24), and am looking forward to the upcoming season! One buck in particular has been haunting my dreams since he eluded me last year. He is a true monster that we estimate will dress out at 300 pounds or more. His rubs are absolutely enormous, reaching over my head and I am 6' 5" !! It would be a dream come true to slap my tag on him this fall!

A little about my hunting style:
I don' t own a treestand and don' t really feel a need for one since my current strategies have earned me three bucks over 200 lbs. and numerous smaller bucks.
My hunting style is a mix of tracking, still-hunting, and sitting in homemade ground blinds. The thick woods of Maine can be quite challenging to hunt, and often you have to change your strategy as the deer change their patterns. Often a days hunt will include scouting a large perimeter to determine where the deer currently are, and then setting up in a likely spot for an ambush. More often than not the deer prevail, but once in a while (with the help of a little luck), the plan plays out picture-perfect and I end up with a nice trophy and some venison for the freezer. Many of the local tagging stations hold a " big buck club" competition, where the hunter to bag the heaviest buck takes the cash. It' s a nice bonus since the purse often reaches over $1,000!! The biggest buck I have bagged so far weighed in at 234 lbs., which came within 6 pounds of winning it. Hunting is not about competition of course, but it is always fun to be there when someone weighs in a big buck and listen to the stories they have to tell.

Well I' ll stop rambling for now ......just wanted to introduce myself to everyone and wish all of us luck this coming season!