How 2 see a buck

[Incognito]

For many years my hunting buddy and myself have known for a fact that ducks will come in when you set your gun down and you drop your waders to take a leak or even to get a dip. We always warn each other when the other is going to set the gun down so they will know to be ready. Well I found out it works for bucks also. I was sitting in my stand this evening and had seen one smaller buck 3 different times. It had been a while since the last time he made his circle. I was getting a little cool so I decided I would put my extra shirt on. I un knocked my arrow and leaned it against the tree, and laid my bow on my lap, removed my arm guard, picked up my extra shirt and put it on. I decided I would put my arm guard back on before I buttoned the shirt up. I was pulling my arm guard back over the extra shirt and heard the leaves rattle to my left. I looked down and sure enough there he was 12 yards from my stand. This buck was way bigger than the one I had been seeing, not a monster but a nice 8 point with about a 15 inch spread. He saw me about the same time I saw him, we had the starring contest and head bobbing thingy before he finally headed on his way. So, if you want a nice buck 12 yards from your stand set your bow down and get ready. They will come.

[BamBooBender]

It's true! Deer or just about any other wild game are masters at catching you with your pants down. lol

[BillJ]

Yep - had 2 six pointers come right to the base of my stand last year when I was only half-way up the tree in my climber and my bow was still on the ground!

[mike g]

Better yet....    
After a few days of Hunting and seeing nothing.
    Break camp load the truck and drive away, and not 50 yards from camp is a deer 10 yds off the road watching you, and then a little further down the road a Buck is crossing a field....
    It never fails, when ya leave, the Deer line up to say "GGOD BYE"  

[MrBadExample]

Seems to be par for the course...my first time out hunting several years ago in Ohio with a friend and we called it a day without seeing a single one when suddenly two nice bucks run across the road directly in front of his truck and into the field we had just left!

[jbb]

Had a bunch of does come up on me right when I had a poptart about 1/2 way out of the noisy wrapper.  I just sat there watching them.

[bohuntr]

A couple years ago I had been passing up the same forkhorn buck that kept going by my stand. He was very comical --- even though he was just a little guy he thought he was the biggest buck in the woods. I saw him several times grunting and chasing does like a big ole boy. Anyway after hunting long and hard during the prime time of the rut and not seeing any big bucks I decided I was going to take him if he came back. Sure enough he showed up and I shot him. I field dressed him that night and somehow managed to forget my knife where I field dressed him. Of cours when I went out the next morning to pick up the knife I had a 160 to 170" buck come right by me!!!