I chased the Big 9 all weekend. Saturday morning brought an encounter with Broken Beam. He’s a young buck that should be a 7 but his main beam is broke on one side. Obviously not a shooter, but part of the video I took (and posted here) during my first hunt of the 2008 bow season.

The fog was really neat. As it rolled in and out I could lose the deer at less than 100 yards.

Ultimately I saw Big 9 but could not close the deal. I think it’s time to leave him alone now. This week I’ll head South to hunt some areas that haven’t been touched this year. One of those areas is where I found these sheds:


Nothing like Eastern Kansas whitetails eh?
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