UPDATE!!!! Well, we went in to the spot where it ran past my buds stand. We started to just do a grid search. There is a small stream that feeds a lake just below his stand. I just had a hunch to check it out before we started. I didn't walk 50 yards and found him piled up next to the stream! We had actually walked within 60 yards of him last night getting out of the woods as he made a big semicircle.
Thanks again for everyones support. Bad news it will be a couple days before I can post a pic. Wifey is out of town with my camera, and my friend will have to get pics to me. Hopefully late tonight or tomorrow I can get a pic up.
The buck has a broken mainbeam right where his right G3 would be...making him a 7 pt. 16" inside spread, 10" G2's, 6" G3. Brow tines are 7" and 5"-pretty nice for the area I hunt. Nice mass overall, and I would extimate about 160-170# dressed.
Thanks again. Oh yeah, I didn't take the Russel. He's only 5 months old, but I'll keep working with him. He has quite the sniffer!!!