Well guys, sorry I've been MIA, between the wedding, hunting trips and swamped with work I have been busy. Long story short, My trips down to central Illinois were a bust. Passed on a few 115" deer and a lot of spikes, 4s, 6s and basket 8's. I had three giants within 40 yards a couple times but they always chose the right trails for them and the rond ones for me. I didn't even kill a doe yet because every doe I had come in had a buck behind her grunting so I passed until I could see the buck and they always turned out to be smaller bucks! I did see a good amount of deer and only had a couple sits where I didn't see a thing.

The good thing is right before I left for my wedding I was able to kill a basket 8 point at my urban spot. Since no one hunts around there and its only a acre and a half bordering a forest preserve I wanted to kill a deer there since it has been 3 years since I killed one one on this spot. He's no giant but he's a buck. I still need to measure him out but I should be able to in the next couple days. I'm sending him off for a Euro mount so right before I pack him up I'll measure him. I'm still looking for a doe as well!