Got in late. Didn't matter. Combine picking corn to my west. Needed to get in there. Settled in. Saw young buck with amazing brow tines (and not much else) trot across field 100yds out or so. Tongue hanging out. Settle in to where I'm glassing everything thru the trees within 100yds to see if there are any deer close that I hadn't noticed. Sure enough I see what looks like antler. Continue glassing until he moves. Short version: brow tines like thick daggers or upside down ice sickles (spelling?). Main beam were palmated like no other. Probably an inch thick and close to 4" wide. I don't think I could have closed my hand around the main beams out by the g3s. G2/g3 maybe 6-7" each. I bet he was only 13-15" inside spread. He was bedded and never moved. Occasionally stood up or laid back down. Sometimes lay his head down, other times upright but heavy eyes. He finally stands and takes a step or two. I feel he is going to walk the other way so I turn over the can call. Stopped. Looked around but not back at me. Turns his head away again and I hit it again. Nothing. Takes a few steps. I hit grunt tube. Stops. Pauses a long time. I hit it again. Looks around but not back at me. Takes a few more steps and I hit a long grunt followed by a short one. Stops again but not commiting to turning around. I watched him slowly make his way the wrong direction. I noticed a hitch in his step. I would like to see him again in bow range. I'm thinking he is on his way downhill and the combine bumped him where he didn't want to be. I don't think I've ever gotten a pic of him.
Rest of the hunt was exciting, but not one of those moments where you take notes on how a mature buck acts in his bedroom.
Saw 3 more bucks. All smaller. Saw two of the bucks twice, to include the big brow young buck. He isn't symmetrical but sees to have some odd junk. Would like to see him in a couple years.
Saw a hawk swoop in and take a meal. Didn't see what it grabbed but he landed in the field 50-60yds away along the field/wood edge and stayed there strangling his meal or whatever it is they do. Lol
Saw an owl land and hang out in the creek by me. Also saw a big heron land at the top of a giant oak tree. I think these bird encounters were all first for me. Another fantastic hunt.
Hunts: 6
Evening: 6
Morning: 0
Hours: 2.5
Deer seen: 6
Does: 1
Bucks: 5
Season totals:
Deer seen: 30
Bucks: 16
Does: 14
In bow range: 3
Season hours: 16.5