I'll keep this short as my butt is draggin. Since I went out yesterday, I've spent more time crawling around in willow motts than a grown man should.
I've closed to within 50 yards of antelope on 6 different stalks so far.
I'm not getting busted, just running out of cover before I can turn the trick.
This morning I had two young bucks come up behind me as I made a sneak on three does. They passed within 20 yards without even a side glance in my direction.
Since the rut is winding up around here, there is a lot of herding of does by bucks and territoriality going on.
Anything can happen, with bachelor bucks the most likely to show up unexpectedly.
I'm going to try the Double Bull again tomorrow. There's a small meadow on the hill above the rock pile I originally had the blind in.
The antelope seem to favor that meadow, so I'm going for broke with the blind.
I'll put it right in the middle of a pinch point in the meadow and see what shakes out. It may keep them away, or they may accept it.
I'm thinking a confidence decoy in the form of one of the silouettes Vance and I built last year.
It's going to be a long day in the blind tomorrow. Thanks for the vibes everyone!