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Congrats Everyone!

Noworries, Don't put it too high or you will get pictures of the sky. Follow the directions in your manual as far as height, usually 4-5 feet above the ground is ideal. As far as security goes, I just hike in over a mile to place my camera and hope no others will travel that far. I have a Cuddeback which allows you to screw the camera to the tree; however, this will only deter honest crooks. It also has a lock and password protection which helps. With a little luck everything will work out. Last time I had my camera closer to a road, I got pictures of a couple groups of people as well as cows, deer and a lion. Hope that helps,

Outstanding Guys! Congrats!

Greetings All, Here is a picture of my Coues taken on the second day of the hunt. http://www.drchoate.com/images/upload/dc_coues.jpg Enjoy,

Thanks again for all of the recent posts. I am not an expert with teeth, so i did not look real close. He was 16" inside.

Shiras, Congrats on a great hunt!

Scott, That is a great buck, congrats! Thanks for the pictures and the story.

jlhcoues, Awesome buck, congrats to your brother!

Very nice! Congrats on a great buck!

Awesome, congrats!

Janice, Congrats, really nice buck! - Thanks Redbeard.

Awesome buck, congratulations!

Redman, Congrats on a great buck! Great job!

Congrats to father and son, that is one heck of a 3-point!

Secondshot, Congrats to you both! Any pictures? Thanks,

Bret, Congrats to you both! Sounds like a fun hunt.

Nice buck, congrats! Thanks for posting younghunter.

Thanks everyone for the posts. My buck grosses right at 90" and is 16" wide inside. Thanks again,

Congrats guys, two fine bucks!

Redbeard, Congrats, sorry to hear of your losses. PS I sent you an email.

Dan, Sweet! Congrats to the hunters! Thanks for sharing the post.

Congrats guys on a successful hunt!!!

That was cool. Thanks for posting.

Yes, the story. I saw this buck on opening day. I had been watching two other smaller bucks, but when I tried to get closer they had moved. Luckily, a stragler 2-point followed well behind but eventually gave away their location. The bucks had moved over a hill and on to the next hillside. When I saw the bucks again, this buck was now with them. They were 500 yards and moving, so no shot. They finally moved over the next hill and probably were going to bed. Unfortunately, there was no position to gain to try and find them in their beds. So, I just kept looking elsewhere. I saw 13 bucks on opening day. First thing on the second day, glassing from the same vantage point, I again found the massive 3 x 2. A friend was with me, so we started to move to a shooting point when the buck startled and ran up and over a hill. I don't know what scared the buck, I am pretty sure it was not us. It appeared that he was not happy with something close by. While scouting, I noticed similar behavior with a couple does and they were startled by a coyote. Anyway, the buck was gone. I had an idea of where he may go and bed, but I continued to glass for other bucks. We saw about 10 bucks, some I had probably seen the day before. My friend had to leave mid-day. After that I moved further up the hill to glass some bucks we had been watching most of the morning. I found them in their beds and about 2:30 the got up and started off. No shooters, so I went to where I thought this buck might be bedded. Sure enough, under the same tree I had seen a different buck bedded the day before, there he was. The shot was about 250 yards. I hit him good on the first shot, but he was just hurt enough to bed back down. I moved down the hill and finished him off with 2 shot to the neck at about 200 yards. Then the work started, I packed him and all my gear out 2 miles back to the truck. Needless to say, today I am beat!!!!! Enjoy,

Awesome! Congrats on a great hunt!