Saturday, I went out to my honey hole in the sporadic rain, and slight wind from the northeast.A perfect wind for my set-up. Since it is saturday and I have more time, I forgo the fixed ladder stand and carry my climber into the thick stuff. I know this is the perferred travel route, from bedding to food, but it is so noisy getting in there that it takes extra time. It's 4:30 by the time I get settled in at 15ft. Nothing much is happenning except the wind and rain is picking up. The wind is now swirling and blowing hard! Well, here is a word of advice. A walnut tree in the wind is not a good place to be! Thosenuts were raing down all around me. If one woulda konked me in the head I'd probably still be hanging from my safety vest. lol
I have shooting lanes on most sides out to 23 yards. Except to my right, there is a pretty good ground canopy preventing me from seeing very far.
The light is fading early due to the heavy skies. About 6:20 I catch movement to my right, coming from beneath the tree canopy at 10 yards are antlers. He steps out, a nice 8 point, decent tine length except his brow tines are short and beat up. Honestly his rack is probably 90-100 inches, but his body is huge! He looks up at me. I close my eyes and peer through my eyelashes. I am in full camo, scentlok suit including rubber boots and facemask. He looks up yet again I'm frozen nothing moving but my heart! Now he goes back to a feed and proceeds directly under my stand. As he walks away I'm presented with the perfect shot 15 yards quartering away. I admire the buck and never pull the bow up. This is too good of a spot and I know better bucks are out here. Plus 1 week into the season I'm not ready to be done.

Regrets? I have none now..talk to me come December..lol

Man, sounds like an exciting evening on stand! Good luck the rest of the season Badatta.

Good call man. That's hard to do sometimes, exspecially when your on one of these teams. I not just going to shoot one to get bone on the board.

Good evening ,Hope you dont regret it

Wow sound great and congrats for you, on "This is too good of a spot and I know better bucks are out here. Plus 1 week into the season I'm not ready to be done."

Keep after it. I passed on a small one the other day myself.

definately. it sounds like you have a pretty good setup. good luck.

There was nothing sporatic about the rain here in SE PA.!!! I did'nt go in until 1:00 and stayed till dark. I saw but a few squirrels, that was it! I thought despite the rain they would come to the White Oak acorns but I was wrong. I'll be at the acornsagain real early tomarrow morning!

I admire your self restraint. You already know what I would have done in your place.

But then again it sounds like your area has alot of promise. Good luck gettin' the big 'un.

great story and good luck waiting for big boy.