FINALLY, OCTOBER 1 HAS ARRIVED. OPENING DAY IN MICHIGAN TEMP: 85 DEGREES, SOUTHWEST WIND BLAH BLAH BLAH. WELL SAT IN STAND FROM 5:00 TO 11:30. ALL I HAD TO LOOK AT WAS TWO RABBITS EATING THE CORN. 2:30 BACK IN STAND. WATCHED THE GRASS GROW BETWEEN WIPING THE SWEAT FROM MY EYES AND DODGING THE THUNDER STORMS UNTIL 5:30. AT 5:30 WATCHED A CAT GO UNDER A PINE TREE BY A CORN FINES PILE LEFT FROM THE COMBINE. NOW ITS GETTING INTERESTNG. EVERYTIME A BIRD WOULD LAND ON THE PILE THE CAT WOULD JUMP OUT AND MAKE HIS KILL.

7:15 P.M. FINALLY DEER. 3 DOES AND 2 BUTTON BUCKS STARTED WANDERING AROUND MY STAND. ALL FIVE STARTED EATING FROM THE CORN PILE. SO NOW YOU THINK "OH THIS IS GONNA BE EASY" YEA RIGHT. I PICKED OUT THE SMALLEST DOE FOR HARVEST. I DREW BACK MY BOW ANF TOOK AIM WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN I NOTICED A CAT PAW. THIS CAT SMACKED THE BUTTON BUCK RIGHT ACROSS THE CHOPS. THAT BUCK JUMPED 10 FEET INTO THE AIR STRAIGHT UP. THIS WAS THE FUNNIEST THING I HAVE EVER SEEN. WHEN THE DEER FINALLY RE-GROUPED, ALL FIVE OF THEM STOOD THERE SNORTING AND BLOWING AND STOMPNG THE GROUND FOR ABOUT 15 MINUITES. THEY FINALLY BLEW AND THEN RAN OFF. AND YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE, THAT LITTLE CAT NEVER LEFT FROM UNDER THE PINE TREE. MEAN OLD CAT

WELL THAT WAS THE END OF THIS HUNT. EVEN THOUGH THIS WAS THE FIRST YEAR IN 15 YEARS THAT I HAVE NOT MADE A HARVEST ON OPENING DAY IT WAS STILL FILLED WITH LAUGHTER AND EXCITEMENT.

THERE IS ALWAYS TOMORROW.

HUNT ON HUNT HARD EAT WELL