This is the last week of archery season and the bucks are on the move. I wait all year for this week to arrive. To me this is the "Super Bowl, World Series and the Stanley Cup" excitement...all in the hopes of seeing a good buck. This is when you need to spend your time in the woods. I was watching the weather and hoping it would get colder and help push the rut along. Well, i had one good day to hunt, because the weather was turning bad...RAIN, an archery hunters worst enemy. Wednesday was a beautiful day to call and rattle; just a wisp of a breeze. I made a mock scrape, placed some scent out and started to call and rattle. It was a perfect morning to call, but no luck; that evening was a different story. I made a few calls about 4:00 pm and rattled and grunted. Then i heard something walking....squirrel i thought, or could it be a buck? Yes it was a buck..a nice high racked 8 pointer coming to my calls. The buck stopped and raked a tree and made a scrap. He seemed interested and still heading my way.
He stopped about 20 yards and i made the shot, the rest is history...
Try calling to get that buck in close.
Scott