Back in the office playing catch up for a few days before I load up and head out again.
The rut in my neighborhood is soft and subtle this year. Tuesday Nov 6th appeared to be the day of fire. That was the morning my buddy Mike saw 4 different bucks, including "The Slob" and 11 antlerless. Mike settled on taking a 7 point which was the 3rd smallest buck he saw that morning.
Dave saw "The slob" again later that night in the stand I had positioned Dave in because I went home for a one day break.
The following morning at daybreak our group heard two highpowered rifle echos from the neighbor's pasture across the hollow. Twenty minutes later their 4 wheeler comes rolling down the hill from their barn to claim their prize. No one knows what the pickup entailed, coyote, deer, etc. ??? "The Slob" hasn't been seen since Tuesday November 6th. I hunted his main doe pickup field hard for the past week. He didn't even show up on my camera. He's either on lock down with a doe or in my neighbor's freezer. My camera remains hanging as I hope to find he's a survior in the days ahead.
The highlight of my past week was passing on a 20 yard broadside shot on a 130" class 12 pointer. The neighbor kid has missed him twice this season. The deer was very tempting but I practiced self control as I know their is a big one out there. He wasn't the "Oh Shit" Buck.
