Tonite's hunt, went in at 2:30 for a 4 hour sit. Bumped two does about 20 yards from stand. They just ran off without any snorting.
A little later a doe showed up behind me, you can hear em in the leaves again. I turned my head , maybe a little too quick and she busted me. She ran back about 40 yards and let me know how displeased she was . Only one snort so I was good with that.
About 3:00 I heard walking behind me again, and could see antlers, so I eased to my feet. Soon I could tell he was getting a free pass, young small racked deer...
He stopped and smelled where the 2 does had been bedded, and came right on , passing my ladder stand at about 10 feet in thick brush. Then proceeded out in field road, there he got a hint of something, prob where I climbed the ladder. Calmed down and crossed the field road into the planted oaks and brush. The pic was at about 18-20' from me.
Next a doe and fawn came from the left, crossed in front of me , easy shot that I didn't take. In a minute I was kinda wishing I had, as she winded me a little and finally ran off blowing every jump.
In a bit a single doe showed up and she was looking. She also winded me and blew and took off.
Man this is getting monotonous , but the wind has died, and I'm hopin the thermals start sucking to the creek behind me.
A little later a big doe comes out of the planted trees what used to be downwind before the thermals started trying to work. She comes up toward me like she is hunting me, but fails to get a nose full and turns and walks off in disgust.
Note to self- Don't hunt that wind if its gonna die down before dark!
Note: The fluffs I dropped early in the hunt went about 6' and then went almost straight up out of sight, thought I was golden...
Topic: A 3 month huntin story (Read 25350 times)
