Well my trip is over and the deer won this round.
As stated at the beginning of this story I pasted on a doe the first day. I said I might regret that come the end of the week and I do. The rest of the hunt the deer were either to far or TO CLOSE. One evening a deer walked start to my tree from 100 yards out, walked around the tree, then walked straight away! That really made my day. A big part of the fun of hunting is those close encounters. You know: 'he only had to take one more step', and, 'all she had to do was turn broadside', and 'if only the wind would not have shifted'.
......SO......
9 months, 3 weeks and one sleepless night until Colorado's opening day!
Joe.