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Message: <blockquote data-quote="undeg01" data-source="post: 3903990" data-attributes="member: 26476">I was able to connect this morning. The hunt really started last night.  I was sitting on a trail when my daughter shot her buck 1/2 mile away. I could hear a heck of a fight deep in the trees that ended after dark.  This morning, I decided I would go sit on the trail near where I heard the fight.  At 8:20am, a single doe came out and crossed the trail. I continued to sit on the frosty ground but decided I wasn’t sitting past 9:00am.  After not seeing anything else, I got up at 9:00 and started easing down the trail. After about 60 yds, I heard leaves crunching so I froze. I see a deer walk up on the opposite side of a little scrub oak and proceeded to thrash his antlers on the leaf covered tree.  Still couldn’t see what deer it was...then he stepped out.  At 30 ft!  I realized it was one of my target bucks and I was able to shoulder the rifle before he realized I was there.  The 178 gr ELD-X from the Remington 300 SAUM at 30 ft does a heck of a number on the heart.I let this guy walk 3 years ago. Missed him at 300 yds last year. I guess he decided I wasn’t going to give up so decided to step out and get it over with.  24 1/2” spread. [ATTACH=full]321545[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]321546[/ATTACH]</blockquote>