The weather felt more like December than mid October with 20 mile per hour winds out of the west that had us bundled up pretty tight.
I was tucked up in a big maple over looking a 10 acre thicket, that has a grass access swath cut right down the middle of it. When offered a west wind there's just no better place to be. Right around 4:15, yes 4:15 folks.......broad daylight! A real nice buck walks right out into the opening, 80 yards above me!
He was walking directly away from me, heading back into the thick stuff. I quickly sized him up, smiled to myself and let out my best "snort wheeze".