Jared has taken yet another great buck this year. Jared writes, "On the third day of the South Dakota archery Season, I found myself returning to the same area that I got my archery and rifle deer the year prior. On the first evening I scouted for a mature buck and was greeted by a severe thunderstorm and heavy rain instead. Not only did it keep me from scouting, it also kept me from setting up camp! I slept in my truck that night as I listened to the steady downpoor of rain. On the morning of day 2, I passed numerous good bucks waiting for a mature buck to cruise by my blind. Later that morning I hung one stand and on the way to hang another I noticed bucks cruising the river bottom freshening scrapes and rubs. I quickly set down my stand and decided to try spot and stalking once again. A couple hours later I had deer cruising all around me and counted more bucks than I thought would be in that bottom. I finally spotted the buck I wanted and stuck to havesting that deer. He was a mature buck that more than likely hit his prime. He was the boss of this river bottom and younger bucks with bigger racks were submissive to him. I lost him for awhile and my will power kept me from shooting a younger buck. I finally found him again some time later. It was hard completing this stalk with so many deer in the area. At 6:30 pm it all finally came together and I made the shot that I was looking for. I opted to leave him overnight and fought restless sleep that night again. I recovered the deer the following morning 250 yards away from where I shot him."

Great job Jared!