Sat. 8/24 - Opening day for early season. Turns out to be a bust as all the areas I hunt were closed to public access due to extreme fire danger. :(
Tue. 8/27 - After a couple days of rain, the timber companies opened up my hunt areas for foot traffic only. Yeehaa, headed to the woods. Seen two does on my way up before first light. Hunted 'til 10:00 am seeing nothing and decided to try another sight. I headed into this sight carrying my treelax tree seat in one hand, bow in the other, back quiver and haversack loaded down. Temp already reaching close to 80 degrees. As I headed down this old logging road towards a clearing, thinking I would setup on the edge with the tree seat, I see this beautiful blacktail doe coming straight towards me.
So, there I am both hands full, arrows in the quiver and me standing in the middle of the overgrown road. Slowly I knelt down and set the tree seat on the ground. Then I reached up and pulled an arrow out of the quiver making all kinds of ridiculous noises. :rolleyes: The doe stops and looks at me and then amazingly keeps coming. I roll my eyes because she must be blind or just stupid! :D Now she is within bow range and I think I am finally going to accomplish my goal of getting my first deer ever and with my HH Red Hawk.
No such luck! All she needed to do was turn broadside and it would have been over. Nope, the wind decided to swirl and she got one wiff of me and was gone like a water drop on a hot tin roof!
I was at first frustrated but, after playing it over in my head, I realized that was the most excitement I've had in ages! I'll be back at it again in a couple of day so, stay tuned
Topic: My Quest for that Elusive First!...Update 9/17 (Read 764 times)
