I know you all are having your set backs but let me share a few of mine. I have one cam down here in the SW where I've been running on a farm that I got permission to hunt. Bad news is apparently several other hunters do to............as I'm finding out! First off my cam was not working properly in the night mode and I was gettiing tons of black pic's/videos instead of normal good pic's and sent the fuggin' thing back to Moultrie to get it fixed. The cam was on a scrape and I know most of the pic's that fugged up were of my target bucks but there was nothing I could do but send it back and wait. Well, I sent it in a fucking month ago and was notified last Friday that their service dept. JUST received it and it will be another 3 to 5 weeks before I get it back. I guess sending it Priority Mail for nearly 11 buckaroos with delivery comp. was a total waste of time and money. Next, I ordered a LW hangon TS from Cabelas 6 weeks ago and IT'S still on backorder and prolly won't get the sumbitch till the AFTER the rut has come and gone. Hell, I checked out LW's website and THEY have the fuckin' things on backorder! Are the frickin' LW manufacturing employees out hunting or playing euchre in the back room drinkin' hard cider on the clock? WTF!! Next, the farm I hunt down here is close to the house and does have some big bucks that run thru ther from time to time.........which is good! It's only 80 acres with mostly tillable(prolly 80%) but has a few places to hang a stand or hunt from a blind BUT, bumping elbows will prolly be more the norm as the rut approaches. This past Sat. afternoon I was just getting in my stand in a small woodlot that runs between a deadend road and a picked cornfield and was about to start pulling my bow up when the SHIT was just starting to hit the fan. I hear a Quad come driving right down the middle of the CF with a Asshat whistling the OSU fight song toting a chainsaw on his back rack. WTF, it's 3:45 and this is not a good sign. So I lowered my bow back down and figured this goofball is going to be messing me up so I planned on going to the other side of the farm and just hunt on the ground. Well, while walking down the road I saw the guy walking the woodlot heading toward my stand and I asked him if he had permission to be here and he said yes. I was nice about it and I just wanted to find out when he plans on cutting up the fallen trees so's I know WHEN not to hunt this spot. He say's," Ole, prolly the next 2 to 3 weeks. WTF, I guess that spot is fucked during the rut! Can it get any worse you say! Yep! I walked a half mile to the other side of the farm and set up on the ground on the downwind side of another picked CF. Sat there for 2 fuggin hours and just about 6 o'clock I spotted two individuals dressed in bluejeans standing across the CF from me talking and hand gesturing as if they were scoping it out to hunt in the future. It was a guy and his girl friend/wife and they started walking my way checking for tracks and throwing dirt in the air checking the WD. They got to within 45 to 50 yards of me sending every fuckin' squirrel in the hollar into a barking match and just totally ruined what was left of a pretty piss poor hunting trip. I figured I might as well make contact before they left to get a feel as to what their intentions were and to see just who the hell they were. It's hard to be polite when your pissed but I managed to find out that they were indeed scouting it out. BUT AT 6 FUCKING O'CLOCK! They were nice people but give me a break! SO, as it stands I've gotten to understand that taking a big mature buck on this property is going to be a bit of a challenge. I always head back to where I call home in SE Ohio to hunt the ole stomping grounds with my bro and friends which I will do in a week or two but was really looking forward to spending some QUALITY time hunting this farm close to the house and family. It looks as though my quest of taking my target buck as just got tougher and alot more challenging! I hope your hunting experiences are far better than mine! Goodluck and besafe! Now, I feel better already! Just needed to vent! Thanks guys!:smiley_baby: