Day one in the books. Foggy here this morning but no rain. No luck, but tomorrow is another day.
Landon,
are you a boilermaker?
My little brother kept going deer hunting with me, for years. He could not figure out why I would always take deer, and he could not. I kept coaching and encouraging him. A few years ago it finally turned. Now he likes to take 3 or 4 per year, because he and his wife eat a lot of deer meat. He moved down around Martinsville last year and took 3 on his own property. He bought a crossbow a couple weeks ago so he could take his deer before it gets cold. Last night he called me. He was in the house when he saw a couple does. He made his way out beside a big tree in his side yard and took his first deer of the season. If there are any frustrated because you have been unsuccessful, hang in there. And be safe.
Saw this guy on the cameras after season last year, glad to see that he's back.
Had a great opening morning. Shot a doe at 7:50, saw 6 doe all together. 3 bucks came through and 2 long beards. Long beards busted me. I went back to the house to get the kids to help retrieve the doe. I heard her crash and knew where she was, just wanted to get the kids involved with trailing. The kiddos tracked her down and the coyotes beat us to her. The had already destroyed the hind quarters from butt to femur. The front 1/4 where the arrow exited was gone and entire right side of ribs exposed. War has started!!