from my dad. He' s out in NW IL on the property we hunt on. Took the day off work of course.

Well, he goes out this morning and decided to use his decoy. He put a little bit of Tinks Tarsal gland scent on his boots and on the decoy (buck) and walked in to his stand. After he set the decoy down he walked the 15 yards to his stand, put his bow on the pull rope, and started climbing. He got 3 steps up and the woods just errupted. The HUGE 5X5 he had seen last week litterally came running through the woods, snorting and grunting and stomping his feet all the way to the decoy, where he stood and stared it down while grunting for 10-15 minutes straight. All the while my dad is still hanging onto the side of his tree! During this time it got light enough for him to verify what he saw through binoculars last week. Typical 5X5 rack, guessing 28" + spread, and probably close to 20" G2' s. He said the thing just looks like an elk walking through the woods. And where did it go when it left? You guessed it - right towards my stand that I' m not in. [:@]

After he got into stand he saw 4 other bucks, including a 150 class 5 x 5 and the same 135 - 140 class 5 x 4 we' ve seen a few times this year already. He said there were deer running everywhere this morning.

I wish I was there!!!! Gotta wait till the morning though.