Shoot? Pass? or Wait? #10
Ringggg! 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, heavy antlered 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 settles. 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 ... and you follow them down to the body of the buck. Wow, it is the buck you are looking for! Do you Shoot? Pass? or Wait?

• Do you Shoot? Twigs and limbs are in the way of your arrow. Even at this close range don't risk wounding this buck.
• Pass? Obviously, you don't want to pass, this is the buck you are hunting. 
• Wait? Wait, you don't have a clear shot. Chances are good that you can get a shot if you can stay quiet and ready to shoot. But you have a big problem here. If you give yourself away with a noise or movement the buck will be gone before you can draw your bow. You don't know how long the buck will lay there, either. It may be a few minutes ... or several hours. 

Your shot opportunity will come when the buck stands up or changes positions so his body is unobstructed. When he stands up he will probably either: walk away (giving you a chance to shoot), or he could move out briskly (and be out of range before you can draw and aim). 
Get your bow in your hand -- without a sound -- and be ready when the buck stands up or changes positions. And since the buck has so recently bedded down, you may have to wait for a few hours.