I had it all planned out for an afternoon hunt last Monday. Then things kind of fell apart. I questioned whether it was worth driving an hour and twenty minutes one way to hunt for a couple of hours but in the end decided to try it.
I was in the woods by 3:00, on a stool adjacent to a nice trail that paralleled the field edge, about twenty yards in.
About four o'clock I see movement behind an oak tree. Almost immediately an average 4X4 comes around the tree, heading in my direction.
He is coming straight towards my right shoulder, so I would have to pivot 180 degrees in order to have a shot. When I first see him he is thirty feet away but he closed the distance to twenty feet showing no sign of concern.
Then he turns slightly North of me until he gets downwind of me. He jumps and trots a few feet behind me and stops, after thirty seconds I slowly start to turn but he picks up the movement and takes off.
Exciting for sure, but I'd hoped for a better outcome. I guess that is why I like treestands. But I am more interested in ghilli suits for the future. It was fun as I was pretty much out in the open from the direction he came.
Thanks for the tips BW.
Gary