After about 6 or 7 straight days of steady hard rain,our NYS bow opener took place yesterday(southern tier)I hunted in the rain and wind gusts yesterday.When I hunted in the afternoon,just as I got to my stand I put two bucks on their feet who were bedded pretty much right under my stand tree.I froze but they weren't buying it,I hate blowing deer out of my stand area's!The rest of the afternoon I hung on for dear life,and cinched my safety strap as tight to the tree as I could get it.My biggest fear was the tree getting blown over,I was trying to figure out how I could ride the top side of the tree down.Around 5:30 a doe comes in and is milling around,every once in a while a wind gust would have her nose in the air sniffing,I had showered before going out,I had xscent long under wear on and I had a scent lok liner over it.She started to get really anxious,she started to circle,the wind was blowing and gusting in every direction.Right about this time 45 yards or so in front of me I see legs of another deer,big bodied,rack,wider than his ears,he is watching the doe's every move.Another wind gust she nervously flits away,he goes with her.
Today clear but 35 to 40 mph gusts.I didn't see a deer in the morning,more cracking limbs and falling dead tree's,decided it would be a good afternoon to spend with family.
You wait all year for the season to open and then having to deal with rotten weather,it kind of bums you out!