Shoot? Pass? or Wait? #10  - 800 x 600 Pixels Now Loading ...
Rinnnggg! You click your alarm clock off and immediately hear the wind blowing outside. It's a late fall, cold and windy morning. You're feeling sleepy and would like to grab some shut eye instead of being blasted by the frosty wind. The last two morning hunts you saw a bomber buck from one of your treestands, but it was 50 yards away and out of bow range. You moved your treestand yesterday afternoon and feel you are optimistic. So you're not missing today's morning hunt.
All is well as you step onto your tree stand platform 40 minutes before day break. In minutes you hear a group of deer walk through the area. They are close but it's too dark to see them. The wind lays. Perfect. Two more times you hear a deer walking around under you in the dark.
Daybreak comes and, as the area slowly fills with daylight, you notice two bucks in the distance. You watch them intently. Suddenly, a movement on the ground, 14 yards from the base of your tree draws your attention. The first thing you see is the antlers ... you follow them down to the body of the buck. Wow! Do you Shoot? Pass? or Wait? -- Here's my take on this situation.