Well I have never Rifle hunted for deer before. We have always archery hunted and love every minute of it. This year my wife and I decided that the dedicated hunter is the way to go. Found a freak buck on the archery openers but wasn't able to make it happen. Went out on the muzzleloader and got my wife a great 2x3 but wasn't able to drum up another buck. Then the rifle came around and with the hunt only being a five day hunt I knew i had to hit it hard. Nothing but does and fawns turned up all day Wednesday and half of Thursday Then Thursday late afternoon this buck peeked out from behind a small pine and let me have a crack at him. I'm shooting a Winchester Mod 70 in 300WSM. I hand load 210gr Berger VLD's and they are one heck of a bullet. Spent my entire spring and summer shooting my rifle getting prepared out to a 1000yds. Figured I would be ready for all situations that came along. I killed my Elk this year at 125 yards and this buck was only 75 yards but at least I was ready for long shots. Well I am very grateful for my for all the luck that my family has been blessed with. Hope you all had a much fun as we did.