We made our annual trip to Northern MO. We had the best, worst trip ever. Last year we took four shots and killed four bucks. An 8pt 120+", 9pt 130+", 10pt 130+", and a 176"+ 15pt. This year we saw a lot more bucks and does, however, our kill ratio was way down. We had 11 shots and we only got one 10pt and two does. I did hit a Monster that would go 175-180" 12pt. I hit a limb and causing the hit to be low and back ( we think it was a liver hit). We backed out to come back the next day. Well it started to rain around 10:00pm that night and did not quit until the next morning around 9:00am. We tracked until he hit a cattle pasture. We looked for the next three days. I got it on vedeo. I am still sick about it. However, I am headed back up there next week to hunt and look for him some more. We saw several other shooters in the 150+ range. It was ruff there was to much corn still in the fields and the weather was not cold enough. They moved only early and late. We did not see the mid morning movement we usualy do. We stayed in the tree every day until at least 11:00am or latter. We saw around 35 bucks in 5 1/2 days of hunting between four of us. This was not a guided hunt was all on private ground. The area we hunt has been four pts on one side rule for a few years now and it has made a "BIG" difference.
