I watched a good 16" wide 8 pointer do something last nite that I have never seen buck do in 13 years of bowhunting. I went to a corner of a field last nite with my climber, to hunt where I recently have seen to good 8' s visiting the field at dusk. I knew going in beforehand that there is only one tree suitable for a stand, 15 yard into the woods, but with the leaves still on, shooting lanes were very slim. I still wanted to sit there just to see exactly were the bucks were coming out. Before climbing the tree, I carefully trimmed 3 branches the size of a pinky finger off a 4" diameter baby maple tree. About 6:30, I see one of the 8' s making his way into the field. When he get in front of me he stops quickly and puts his nose straight up in the air. Now I' m up about 20-22 feet, and the air current is drifting in his direction, but since he' s an older buck, and didn' t leave right away, I figured I was ok. After testing the air for 5 minutes, he then proceeded to walk straight to me( another clue he didn' t pick me up) and went directly to the tree I trimmed! I could hear his nose sniffing the trimmed branches 12 yards away, sharp quarter towards me, offering my no shot what so ever. He sniffed that little tree, figured out something was wrong, then quickly turned around and walked back into the woods from where he came. Now the pruning shears I use are 7 years old, used only in the woods, and I was wearing rubber gloves when I cut the tree. Tell me that ain' t the best nose in the country. I' m happy he never really became alarmed and bolted away, just kind of casually walked away with a little nervous posture, occasionaly looking back to check the area. Heck, he even started to browse in the woods 50 yards from me after he left. Perhaps we' ll meet again?