California.
A minnow compared to many of the bucks in this thread, but I'm happy with him!
Took me 13 days of archery and 11 days of general season. A week before, I had busted three mature bucks from a small high basin. I'd glassed about 75% of it and seen nothing, and being in a rush needing to get out of the mountains that day, I'd tried to still hunt the rest, with predictable results. The bucks and I saw each other at the same time, and they leaped out of there. I got my rifle up, but was way too shaky to take a shot when they paused at 250 yards before disappearing over a ridge. Looking up at the rim rock, I saw that by carefully circling the top, it would be possible to glass the entire basin.
Fast forward a week. I belly crawled to the rim of the same basin. I stoped to glass with every yard I wiggled forward. More grass and trees came in to view. Finally I was on the edge of the cliff, but nothing. I backed out, circled a couple hundred yards, and belly crawled up again. Bedded directly in front of me was this buck, less than a hundred yards away. Half obscured by willows, he looked fast asleep. I counted four points on one side. I couldn't see all of the other, but figured four by something was good enough. The angle wasn't perfect. I briefly considered a neck shot before opting for the exposed front shoulder, deciding possibly ruining some meat was worth it for the higher percentage shot. He jumped up on impact, but immediately rolled down the hill, kicked twice and lay still. I was happy to count four points on both sides when I walked up to him!
A lot of patience and passes on smaller animals finally paid off. Next year I think I'm going to shoot the first legal buck I get a chance at!