First I had to eliminate a dead tree. Tell me these old 50's recurves aren't tough:
This area used to be pasture land and you can still see the wire growing within the trees:
Nearing the top of the ridge and looking back toward Wills Mountain:
Had to stop at a picnic table for a quick snack:
These meadows are about two hundred yards from the top of Buffalo Mountain. They are thick with deer sign. First photo is last years primary scrape, under a beech tree:
Two of many rubs in the scrub: