Well I finally made it out again, after a 3-1/2 week lull. I used my back up stand for the first time, as it seemed to have a favorable wind. It’s set up in a fence row next to a small thicket, which is next to a field of standing corn. I have 20 acres of clover behind me, and was hoping a few deer would filter from the heavy cover before dark. With about an hour of daylight to go the wind shifted toward the thicket, so I figured it wasn’t going to happen tonite. About 20 minutes before dark, I happened to turn a little, and there was a deer feeding in the clover field, just 15 yards away. I turned to get a better look, and could of “popped” this unsuspecting small doe easy, but I figured she may decoy in a rutting buck. The only animal to follow in her tracks was a opossum, so I had to call it a night.
Tony didn’t even see a deer, and time is running out before gun season opens. With all the active scrapes we have around us we were surprised the deer weren’t moving earlier. We did see some later on our drive home, so they must be waiting till after dark before they expose themselves. We’ll be going back out Thursday and Friday, and then take in the opener of gun season. Rain is forecast for all three days! Woopi!
Mike
Good luck the rest of the week and with the opener!
Try to stay dry! Good luck and I hope to see you behind a deer like one of those in your posts earlier this week!
Thanks Matt appreciate the thoughts.
Tom the only way I can stay dry is to stay home, and that isn’t going to happen. I just hope it’s “light” rain and not a downpour. Sure would like to put one in the freezer.