I tried a new tactic and attempted to hold does in an area with feed. My idea was to keep them held until rut came. The night before late buck opened, this guy showed up. Boy did that change my hunting patterns. I have my normal areas that I hunt and skipped them trying to run this one down. He even showed up last night an hour and a half after dark. I tried still hunting, and moving around the area looking for him, he was always out of sight but somewhere close. This is the first year for tag soup that I can remember in many years. I feel like I sacrificed my late buck over this picture showing up on my trail cam I just could not get him out of my hunting thoughts. There was another buck that showed that was a 3x4 and one spike. There were several does also. I could see all of the deer off and on all day long everyday of late buck, but this big boy never did show. He struck me as a pretty good blacktail buck. I think that he got that size by being pretty smart. I wish Rasbo with his calls were there, maybe he could have coaxed him out of his hiding place. Now I just want to find his sheds. Maybe next year!
