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I too was trying to pick a load this year, that shot and performs well on deer. I settled for the Nosler BT for my 7mm-08. It's very accurate and the dead right there results, I got on my buck this year were impressive.

Congrats Grow! Hope this one tastes better!

Glad she is ok. Jeep can be fixed, and you need to get out there and get one the manly way!...lol

LMAO!!!

Crazy rack for sure! Must have been injured in some way to have that happen.

There is nothing you can buy that will keep a deer from smelling you, if they are downwind. So you keep the wind in your face as much as possible and set up so the deer won't like to be behind you ie, an open area. ravine, water, rocky drop off or some type of obstruction. Set up downwind of where they are "likely" to travel, to give yourself the best odds. But no setup is foolproof. And that's why it's called hunting! Getting busted by deer is part of hunting! No matter how careful you are or what you buy, you won't beat a deer's number one defense, their nose. This is where experience and woodsmanship helps boost your odds in the deer woods.

Nice pic, you don't catch action like that too often on a trail cam.

Got a nice one there! Congratulations!

Hope your day is filled with family, friends, good food and good times!

Thanks for posting this! I am doing a euro mount of the buck I killed last week. And this looks really cool!

You just can't replace woodsmanship with gadgets. But hey, it's your $ do as you like.

Not too often that I get up in the trees anymore, either. So glad you had an enjoyable ,last hunt of the year. Some of my best and most memorable hunts, didn't involve killing a deer! By the way, I think the hat and beard look pretty cool! Happy hibernating papabear!

Congrats to your GF, for the double doe's! Way to go!

Happy you stopped bye. Welcome, and jump right in any time! Nice to have you join us!

Change it up on him! Zig when he thinks you are going to Zag! They are so much better patternig us, than we are them. Still got plenty of time to get him on the ground. Good luck!

I wholeheartedly agree that some of the biggest bucks will fall to late season hunters. That being said, to up the odds of killing "A" buck. You need to hunt where they are at this time of year. On heavily hunted land, that would be the thickest, nastiest cover available. Add in a close food sourse, and you have a late season hot spot where you have a chance to see a buck during daylight hours. All deer need to eat. And feel secure. So chances are good you "may" get a late season doe in heat in the same type of area, to up your odds of killing a buck.

Great buck! Congratulations! And no tracking!

A ten and a twelve. Two different bucks. And absolutely beautiful slob bucks! Ya gotta get a tag on one! Best of luck!

For what it's worth, here is what I would do. Wait for a south east or east wind and hunt with the fence behind me at the low spot in the bean field. Nice pinch point there. And right in between a couple of the new rubs. phade's advice is right on.

Welcome Mike,glad that you stopped bye. Just pull up a seat in join right in anytime.

You are better off hunting food sources close to very thick cover. Than waiting for a second rut after December first. JMO

If you have a place to hunt where you see deer regularly, your problem is more than half solved! Are you moving too much on stand and being busted before they get close? Are you paying close attention to the wind, so they don't smell you before they get to you? Are you overhunting the same stands? Are there branches around your set up to break up your outline? Ask yourself these questions, make adjustments where needed, and I think you will solve the other half of the problem. Best of luck to you out there!

I will only stop them with a soft meeee, if they are moving faster than a normal walk. A normal walk at 20 yards is slow enough to hit the target. Of course if they are walking and stopping I'd rather have them stationary, and will wait for them to stop on their own.

Piece of leg bone from a leg shot deer. There, I'm in.