I did miss this buck from the ground at about 45 yards but I had'nt made it to my stand yet. I jumped him on the way in and he gave me a shot. Since I thought it may be my last chance I took it and blew it. However i know for a fact that he wasnt spooked because after I gathered myself together and picked up what was left of my confidence, I made my way on to the stand, and after 45 min or so he came in on a striaght beeline toward my stand. He got about 50 yards out and caught wind of a hot doe that was right above him. Needless to say, he was outa there in a big way.

The only thing I plan on doing different this year is moving closer to the action. The stand I hung last year was outside a thickett where this guy and a few others were running. I didnt stumble onto this spot untill a little later in the season and I didnt want to move in there and run them out. This year I plan on getting in the thicket along a "bed to feed" trail which is where the most hot sign was last year.