Several years ago my number 1 and number two buck lived in the same canyon. Opening morning I had my #1 in my crosshairs before legal shooting time. About 5 mins before legal shooting light, two guys walked right through the buck sending him packing. I grabbed my crap and ran as fast as I could to the top of the next ridge to hopefully catch him going up the other side. No dice. He disappeared. I sat down in disappointment and my brother said I can see a buck (with his naked eye at 650 yards). I put my binos on him and it was my #2. As much as I wanted to pass him up in hopes for the bigger one, I just couldn’t pass. He scored 193”. I think my #2 was over 200 but I never laid eyes on him again.
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