Today was opening of modern gun. I was sitting in my stand overlooking a grown up hay field.
I saw a nice buck chasing a doe about 300 yards away to my front right. He was not coming my way but he was love struck. I was hoping she would run by me with him hot on her heels. After 10 minutes of waiting to see them again I noticed a much smaller buck making his way across the old grown up hay field. He came to me just like he was on a string. At 20 yards he turned broadside and I pulled the trigger on my Rem 700 in 30.06 sending the NOE 311165rf on it's way. I watched him as he took off at a fast walk. He stopped about 20 yards away and folded up.
His antlers are small but he made up for it on weight. Besides at this point in my life I seriously doubt I'll ever have another head mounted. It just isn't as important to me as it once was.