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Thought I would give you all an update. I checked my cameras on Christmas with no pics of the big boy, I was very disappointed. Then that night I drove by the field he was in when I shot and sure enough there he was about 30 yards from my stand. I would have liked to have gotten him but just knowing that it was indeed a clean miss was the best Christmas present I got. Plus there is still a little bow season left.

Backwoods07 I'm hunting southern Fulton Co. along the spoon river. I think I missed him cleanly, but if I don't get him on camera in the next month I am going to completely cover ther timber he was in.

Come on can anybody give some input please.:bang:

The muzzleloader season in Illinois was this past weekend. On the last evening i had giant 8 pt come out that I knew had been in the area. It was right at last light and he was at 225 yards. I tried to call him closer but he wasn't having it. I had shot my gun at 200 yards so i steadied the crosshairs where i thought they should be and pulled the trigger. I could not see anything after the shot. I went to where he was standing and found no blood. The next morning i went back and found no blood or sign for 200 yards from where he was. I went out today and shot my gun at 225 and from what i could tell i should have hit the deer. I am shooting a tc omega with a nikon 3-9x40 and 150 grains of 777 pushing a tc shockwave (250 grains). After the shot i remember thinking that i did not hear that tell tale whap. I was wondering if anyone had any experience in situations like this. How much would the deer have bled and should i have heard the bullet hit? I have been going over the shot in my head a thousand times a day, so any input is greatly appreciated. I put up two trail cameras in the area but not sure if he will come back if he is alive?

Here is a link to the story about this giant. Enjoy http://www.prairiestateoutdoors.com/index.php?/pso/article/grosboll_buck/

I shot the reezon yesterday, just the bare bow, and was not impressed at all. Fast yes, but a lot of vibration. If you get a chance pick one up and give it a try you' ll see what i mean.

Re: ruger single six sights Thanks Hangunnr. These sights are exactly what I was looking for. I'll have to give them a try.

I recently bought a ruger single six. It is a nice gun to shoot around with. My only problem with it is that factory iron sights are too big. I have been looking for some smaller replacements with no luck. I was wondering if anyone knew where I could get some, possibly in a high viz that is easy to see in low light. Thanks

Re: fox mounting degree of difficulty thanks for the advice. I think that I will just go ahead and have my taxidermist do it.

I have a nice red fox that i would like to get mounted but don't really want to spend 400 dollars to get it done. i have done some taxidermy before, such as european deer mounts and turkey tails. i was wondering how hard of a project would be. any incite would be appreciated. thanks

I have to cross a small hay field to get back to my truck at night. Well, it had several does and fawns in it tonight. I finally just had spook them off as softly as I could. My question is do any off you have a trick for getting deer to leave a field without them knowing there is a human in the area? Thanks

Say a guy is walking down the sidewalk and passes a girl. She looks at him and gives him a smile. my question is What does this smile mean? Is she interested in the guy? Just curious, thanks

Re: need woman advice Well I went to class early today and got there before her, and sat on the bench outside of the classroom. she comes in and I said good morning, which she returned. she then sat down beside me on the bench. I looked over at her and said something, I can't even remember what it was but it must have been funny because she gave me a smile. we sat there for probably 5 minutes and she really didn't say much. we then went into the classroom and nothing was said. Then one of her friends walks in and tells her to smile , that she hasn't seen her smile in a few days. So I really don't know what the deal is. Maybe something is bothering her, i don't know. After class though she didn't waste any time leaving. I guess I will continue to be nice and see what happens.

Re: need woman advice just wanted to say thanks to all of you who posted with advice. I guess all I can do is see what Monday brings. I'll let you all know what happens. Until then I'm going hunting

to make a long story short, there is this girl in one of my college classes who I think is hot(she sits right behind me). well on last friday I work up the nerve to talk to her,nothing much but it was a start. monday i walk with her to her next class and we talked for probably 30 mins. wednesday she gave me a smile and said hello. Then today I don't know what the deal was, she smiled at me when i came into the class, but nothing was said in the 5 mins before class( I was feeling sick and didn't feel much like talking) After class i go to walk with her to the next class and she is like the ice queen. i didn't know what to do, do you think that by me not saying anything before class ticked her off? I really don't know, the next time I will see her will be on Monday. Any advice on what to do/say? I feel dumb writting this, but i need an outsider to make some sense of this maybe. Thanks