[Shane06fl]

I felt was worth taking.
To start off I had a monster rack horse err Buck come in me during muzzle loader season middle of October. I couldn't get a clean shot and I let him go. He was big, probably the biggest buck I have ever seen when I had rifle in my hands. Anyways I have been hunting this same area trying pattern this monster. He has been out smarting me big time. I have been letting legal bucks and nice one too walk not to mention good quality Doe for the freezer (freezer is full fromlast year). So this Sunday I went in real early to lay up in a rock pile where he has a huge scape about 50 yards down the hill in wide open pine row with a few good scape trees with branches. I had two smaller bucks come through and one very mature Doe stopped and checked out teh scrape but she didn't sent mark it. 1hr later I see a deer sneaking through the pines, it has a nice rack. He strolls up to the scrape, I take a good look and knock him down. It's not the monster I seen but he is still a nice buck and I wasn't gonna let him go. Several of the other bucks were well taking but I had my heart set on the big. I am not a trophy hunter but I tell I want this big boy.
He's a 8pt 175lbs. I am the younger guy on the (picture)right and the other guy is my Dad. Can't see the browtines very well but the right tine is about 2.5 inches and the left just eeeked out and inch.