good fortune and listening to seasoned hunters. advised by a friend on where to set up and to be patient. have only hunted for 3 yrs so i am eagerly listening and applying knowledge. sat in the middle of 4 trees on the ground. had a strange feeling and slowly sat up. noted movement out of my left periphery and saw him walking right up on me. he got within 30 yards and i squeezed the .223's trigger and got an excellent left shoulder shot. i was very fortunate (wind, location etc). my best so far and i expect going to be hard to top!