That is a shame about that buck Frank. Hope he was not fatally hit and survives.
If noone else signs up I may put myself on this team.
I haven't sat in a stand yet this year, but am planning to go tomorrow morning with this cold front bringing temps down into the mid 30's. I passed on a 2.5 year old 9 last year, that we had loads of pictures of, and I think he made it through. Have not gotten pics of him this year.
I did have a target buck, a solid 18 inch inside 10 point, but he has not been around since September 23rd. Body looks mature to me. He was on this edge 8 days apart, both times at around 7:30 am. Been seeing a lot of buzzards circling low over the property beside me, not too far from where I have this camera, the past few days though. Hoping they did not kill him.