Still Making It Work

Now that college has started, it is becoming harder to get out in the woods to hunt. This weekend I managed to get out for a day of bow hunting. The day started out with a 6 a.m. wake up call. My dad and I were in the woods just a little after 7 a.m. It was a cold, still morning. I sat until around 9:15 a.m and the first deer was spotted. A lone doe made her way past me out of range at about 50 yards. No biggie. A little later on I  looked over and saw a black object move off in the distance, followed by a cluck. A long beard! No, 2 long beards! I have a fall turkey permit so I was hoping that they would stumble across my way. It took them a while to make their way closer to me but they never came in close enough to give me a shot at them. Bummer. After that excitement, not much went on other than the occasional squirrels and chipmunks. So, my dad and I decided to call it a morning and head in for lunch. We were back in the woods a little after 4 p.m. with conditions a little more favorable for deer movement. Shortly after getting into my spot, 6 deer came walking right down one of my shooting lanes. There were 5 doe and 1 button buck. All small and I was waiting for a buck no matter what, so I let them walk on by. It was an exciting sight nonetheless and put a little excitement in my hunt. My dad was having a little better action in his blind a couple hundred yards away and would keep me updated on all the deer he was seeing, including a buck! The nerve of him. Besides the first group of deer, that was the extent of action I had in my p.m. hunt, but it was still fun! I love getting out whenever I can. There's nothing like a change of pace from the college life like sitting in the woods hunting. Until next time.