thanks for the posts! i didnt have a chance to follow up on the trail since it was my last hunt. i live in NC and hnt SC on weekends. i did mark the trail with my GPS so i will be able to pick back up on it. i think if it wasnt chasing a doe i would have found it then. hopefully he will be reletively close. i hunt ungodly thickets so i will have to walk right up on him to find him.