I went several years passing up younger deer waiting for that one good one. I got impatient and caved in for a freak horn (harvesting inferior deer) year before, but I got me a 4 1/2 (Not optimal, but better than 2 or 3) and a good ol rascal that finally made one silly mistake. . . . The proliferation of the video camera has made it more fun. You can 'get em' without cutting short their growth potential. I have video of 3 yeard before of the big buck I got last year. (I think it;s the same buck?!?!?) That is really cool. I have some from the year before that I know is him and he was a shooter then, but is was raining cats and dogs and he wouldn't give me a decent shot. I got him a year later with a little extra mass in his rack.

Now, what will this season hold? hmmm.... There is another bog boy out there, I seen him. He crossed right in front about 5 minutes before I got Ol Gutshot. Yup, he's a year older and on top of the list. Itf he was half a notch less than this one I got, then with a year, he may be half a notch better. Here's hoping