half way done

 2nd cold snap of the year and this one came with some snow. I knew it should be a good day to tag a deer or at the very least see a deer. So once again I got up before dawn had some coffee and off to a winter wonderland deer stand. It wasn't too long after sunup that I began to see movement... so I watched the squirrels until something else caught my eye. A decent buck was up and walking towards me, I think it's that same 8 that I told him to stay away. Well, he kept getting closer but he always was covered by brush so I didn't really have a clean shot. It took him a while but after he was done making a rub he headed into a little clearing.... The borrowed 243 roared and the bullet found it's mark, the buck did a bronco kick and headed straight back towards me (that's always good) before expiring. I sat in my stand until 9:30 hoping to double up, and almost thought I could but the doe's were too small. So I got down got some pics and got to work.

This is where he died

I've drug many deer up this hill, I now employ a rope at the top and pull myself and the deer up

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It's not actually the finish line but it is where the ground flattens out, all in all I would say this is about a 100 yard drag.

Turns out it wasn't the 8 which made me feel better.... maybe I'll see him next year.

I keep forgetting my tripod so I can't get some good pics, but my phone does a pretty good job. 

Just hate the selfie look.😠

Well, I got one more week of rifle and I'm hopin' to drop a decent doe, as of these last couple weeks all I'm seeing are fawns. 

I should be able to get in a duck hunt next week too, I'm really missing me some duck hunting.

same thought as last week

 I would love to say that I went duck hunting this week but that would only be wishful thinking. What I did do was.....

Wait a minute... just 1 question.....

What is the definition of insanity????

Yep, doing the same thing again and again, and hoping for a different result..... Deer hunting.

Need I say more? 

And to top it off, I'm going again next week. But, I got a secret....

My buddy loaned me his 243, shhhh don't tell the deer. 

Puttin' brown down next week.

This week, the weather didn't help as much as I hoped it would but I did have some encouragement.

New on Friday 4 rubs 80 yards from my stand, on the trail to my stand.

New on Friday 60 yards from my stand on the trail to my stand

Saturday 80 yards from my stand, culprit spotted... nice little 2 year old 8, if he stays away from me and everyone else he will be really nice next year.

I went out to Jake's last night and sat the evening there were a couple deer that came out but nothing was in range. 

Next week they're calling for rain on Tues and Wed and I hope they're wrong I really want to put 2 deer down and get on with duck season.

I shoulda went duck hunting

 Well lets see...

Monday it rained, so I did my Monday things.... Moe's, shopping, and a nap.

Tuesday was really windy, so I did Tuesday things..... clean gutters, get everything loaded into the decoy trailer, and a nap.

Wednesday was the first non wet, non windy day so I did deer watching things. I was in my stand and decided to try some calling. So I got on the grunt tube and grunted then I picked up my black rack to do some rattling, and scared the crap out of a deer that was 30 yards behind me. I don't know if I would've shot him if he didn't haul out, but I surely would've taken the safety off... After I got home, I got all my Thursday things done so I could go out today.

Thursday morning was the coldest morning this week, so I did Thursday things and went deer hunting. The only deer I saw a a 1yr old spike that showed up at 8ish and didn't leave until 12:18. 

That was the extent of my hunting this week, next week however is suppose to be awesome from the 11th to the 13th.

Hopefully I'll be able to put a deer down. 

To everyone else going out to try and put some meat in the freezer..... Good Luck! 👍