Started this months hunting with an afternoon trip today. They were cutting the bean on the farm to the west so I thought it might push the deer to our cut cornfield. It did. Saw over 9 deer but they looped around me outta range. Same thing they did last week, and last year as a matter of fact around this time. Looks like its time too move. Saturdays youth gun day here so i'll probably just stay put in case the neighbors take any kids out, but next week I plan on at least 2 hunts before Shotgun comes in. Unless I see something radically different saturday, i'll be moving to a ground set up in hopes of a close encounter ambush. I wish I could be more optomistic, but the same thing has happened the last 2 years and moving didnt help. Oh well, maybe it'll be different this year.

If it were gun season today, I would have one hanging right now. With 4 mins left in legal shooting time, i had a nice big doe come within 25yds of the the stand. It was way to dark to see my pins so I was already packing up. Even in good light I couldnt have shot towards the field where she came by. Guess thats why bow hunting is so much more fun. The challenge!

This weekend is suppose to be quite warm. Anyone else heading out?