Decided to get my butt out of bed this morning, and brave the cold. Have not had the chance to hunt the past couple weeks, so I was really feeling the need to get out. Thermometer said 0 degrees, and I could hear a slight windiness out side. There is several inches of new snow on the ground from the day before. Grabbed my gear after a cup of coffee, and made drive out to a nice place I know. When I pulled into park, the thermometer in the car said -2. Got out of the car and my hands got instantly cold. I could hardly tie my boots. I have hunted colder weather, but it has been a while. Well, I load up a couple layers and start my hike up onto the ridge. I warm up nice as I go. I go out to a place I have not sat, but have seen deer. Once I get set up, I put on some more wool and settle in for a few hours. There is some creaking of the trees because of the cold. It is a nice morning with the bright moon light on the fresh white snow. I wait for the sun.
The first couple hours are uneventful and I am getting fidgety.
I decide to pack up and do some still hunting in the soft snow. There is no sign as I hike around on the ridge. I am surprised since there is so much nice browse around. The area had been semi logged a couple years ago, and there is plenty of nice young growth around. I guess there is better food some other place. I cover a good size area with out finding a track????
My still hunt soon turns into a stump shoot. There are plenty of great things to shoot at, and with no game around, I need to play.
I still had a great morning tromping around the woods with the long bow. When I got back to the car, my friend had seen that I was there and came out to shoot a bit with me.
you can just see his arrow with yellow fletch in the top right of the pic. Yep, another great day for living.
Topic: Late season hunt turned stump shoot (Read 462 times)
