Well I went out again this morning to hunt the big 8 point I saw yesterday. The wind was strong out of the north early so I decided to still hunt just south of the triangle patch and wait for the deer to work their way towards me...

... well I ended up sitting down 20 feet from where the 8 point was bedded - apparently with a north wind the south side of the patch was a great place to bed out of the wind - um duh! Well he didn't know I was there and I didn't know he was there for about 30 minutes. Right at dawn he stands up and walks towards my right side. He saw me the same time I saw him and we had a 5 minute stare down - but he won. My bow was on the ground on myleft side since thats where I expected to see the deer coming from.

There are at least 5 more giant bucks out there - all of which are 12point or higher - so I'll try to hunt again this evening if the wind dies down a bit - otherwise I'll give the place a break for a week or so.

I saw 4 other deer but none close.