Well, I let two different bucks walk today. One was, I believe the nicest shootable buck I have ever seen. It was, I know, at least a 10 and I believe a 12. I never could get a count that satisfied me, but it was at least a 10, I could count that plainly. I was able to watch him for about an hour from about 100 or so yds. He would come and go, appear and disappear, keeping tabs on the other buck and on the doe in the thick stuff.

Rut is in full swing and he had a bad case. The other was somewhat scraggly in comparison. I have an 11 on the wall; this one had a superior rack. He is a truly magnificent WT buck.

There is no accounting for taste.

Experience is a great thing as long as one survives it.

Generally, there ain't a lot that separates the two however,
Barely making it is a whole lot more satisfying than barely not making it.