Wow! Must be bad hunting weather if this many guys are tuned in!
Here is our main cast of characters from last week:
From left to right; me, Steve, Andrew holding Harry, Luke, and Ted.
I arranged with Andrew to go down a day ahead of the main party so I could knock some chores out on the property and get the cameras back out and running. Here is my journal entry from that day.
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Sunday December 13th 2015
Get up at six, make some strong coffee and start sorting out cameras and lights. Down to 3 Moultrie cameras as one is shorting out pretty bad now. I will take that home and see if I can bring it back to life. I will deploy the cameras to: Daves Field, Pine Field, and "Thom's Experiment" a little project I've been dreaming up for a while.... Two Kill Lights have completely killed themselves with moisture, I slap the last one on the bottom of the Camp Feeder just for the fun of it. When the batteries die I'll toss it too.
10am I'm on the Gator and checking sign. Sign by pine is incredible!!! Even with all the sign I can't believe a guy killed two out of that stand two weeks ago as open as it is, but there you go. Apparently the hogs are hitting this spot hard! Lots of sign everywhere I look around the property, but can't get to swamp. The picnic area has turned into a boat launch!!!
I head back to camp with Intel gathered and cameras deployed. The biggest concentration of deer sign is at Dave's Field so I'll go sit that tonight keeping the hog areas super fresh for the other guys.
I take practice shots and a shower, then make some quick phone calls to Andrew and Steve. After that I load my new Black Widow longbow into my new truck and head around the highway route. Feels like I'm starting a brand new chapter, and that feels good!
I'm in the blind by 3:00, squirrels showed up at 3:30 and a bunch of doves at 4:00. Feeder goes off at 4:30 just as I catch this journal up. Darkness settles in at 6:20. Well that wasn't too exciting. Just not the right place at the right time...
Andrew was in camp upon my return. We ran to Estill to do some chores and ate some Chinese food. Either it was exceptional or I was exceptionally hungry. Back in camp in camp Andrew realizes he bought pistachios in the shell instead of just the nuts to put in the salads. We enjoyed a few beverages and shelled 3 pounds while we caught up.
I leave Andrew to finish up his chores and retire early.
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While I was walking out of Dave's Field, this was the scene at Pine Field:
Don't worry, things will pick up the next day when Steve arrives.
Thom
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