To be honest, I didn’t even check and I really should have. He was within 15 yards and I guess I just didn’t pick up on it and only had my scope on 3x. I wasn’t even going to take him because I heard other deer coming (which was why I didn’t check that closely), but when he started poking his nose up in the air, I knew time was running thin before he blew and busted me. So I took the shot right then.

It’s all good. I would rather have not taken such a small buck, but 1) I have two buck tags left, 2) I think he was blind in one eye and wouldn’t have lasted long anyway, and 3) My 5-year-old girl kept asking me when I was going to get a deer.

Thanks TN. What are you using this season?