Guys, I have some good and bad news. Good news is I shot a buck, bad news is that he isn't the caliber of deer that I normally shoot. I haven't shot a deer this small in over 10 years....but he was a cull buck that needed to be shot. The rules of the contest are to enter the first buck that is shot.

I went out yesterday and had one of the best days on stand I have had. I started the morning by calling a 3 1/2 yr old 7 pt in from 350 yds away with the grunt and snort wheeze. This deer came in from the north and by the time he reached my stand a 3 1/2 yr old 120" 8 pt came in from the south. They met up at my tree stand resulting in the perfect scenerio. The 8 pt snort wheezed at the 7 pt and was looking for a fight. The 7 pt didn't want any and trotted off. This all happened with 30 yards of my stand and gave me multiple shot opportunities, they were both nice deer, but just not what I am looking for. Shortly after that I watched a 1 1/2 yr old chase a few doe fawns around for about 15 minutes and he finally headed north looking for some does that wanted his attention. With him going north allowed me to lay eyes on the 140"+ 8 point that we have had on camera all season. He was locked down with a doe and was north of me about 400 yds away. I watched him for a few mins and he finally ran that young buck off and him and the doe went back into the trees. It was a very good morning with a lot of movement.

In the evening hunt I switched locations and let my little brother sit in the stand that I sat in that morning. In the place I was hunting yesterday evening, we had been seeing 4 bucks that were what I consider cull bucks. All 4 of them are 2 1/2 and older and none of them have good genetics. I told my dad and brother that if I saw one I was going to shoot it. I settled in the stand and the weather was perfect. A light NW wind, cool and it just felt good. I sat all afternoon and didn't see a thing until right after sunset. I saw this 2 1/2 year old 7 point scrolling through at 50 yds and coaxed him in with the Can call to 32 yards. I pulled back and let one fly. My aim was true and the GT 5575 took out his heart. He trotted off about 30 yards from where he was standing, stopped, and fell over in sight. Like I said, he darn sure isn't my biggest, or what I was even after, for that matter, but he is what he is. I now have venison on the table and a cull buck out of the herd. With any luck I will get a shot at that 140" 8 pt before the season is over. Of course, it won't count for the team, but I will share it with you guys anyway.

He has 6 scoreable points and grossed 72 6/8".