I harvested this 8 point buck on the opening morning of the 2014 gun deer season near Taylor, Wisconsin. After a night where I probably had a few to many adult beverages ( my dad owns a bar in Black River Falls so I figured I better check in with him
) i'm surprised I made it to my stand before sunrise. I had a hangover but it was nothing some water and Red Bull couldn't take care of. Anyways, it was a cloudy day with patchy fog and periods of light rain. I was in a 20' ladder stand. At around 9am I had to climb down to relieve myself. After doing so I decided to stand at the base of my stand for a while. My stand is located at the top of a ridge watching a valley on my left and another valley on my right. Bucks like to cruise this ridge top which is exactly what this buck was doing. I was still standing on the ground at about 10:30am when I saw this buck walking toward me from behind my stand. He had his nose to the ground, probably smelling the trail of a doe that walked through a couple hours prior. I rested my Browning .270 on a step on my stand and like clock work, as soon as I got him in my crosshairs, he turned broadside. My first shot was slightly above his heart busting up his shoulders pretty good. He ran about 30 yards, the whole time his nose in the snow and dirt. When he stopped, I gave him a 2nd shot so he felt no more pain. I gutted him out, had to drag him about 100 yards before getting to a spot where my truck could reach. With the help of my brother I got him in my truck, got him registered, and was sitting next to my dad at his bar by 2pm. He also got an 8 pointer but not as big as mine. 
Oh yea, its an 8 point buck with a 17.5 inch spread according to my entry in the local big buck contest.
Great looking 8!
