Put in some 5 and 6 hour days the past week -had a few does spook on my decoy and had seen just a few raghorns. Tonight, only had 1 1/2 hours to hunt, so no decoy. But as soon as I settled into the tree stand over a back woods clover patch (1st timeits been hunted thisyear)a narrow, tall-racked 9-ptr camethrough (~100+ p&y) and presentedbroadside only 15 yds away. I gave him a pass, he needs another year and I hope he gets it... One hour later, I had a doe pass by holding her tail off at an angle.Just5 min later, a 6-ptr came by tracking her exact path, grunting every other step. I was hoping one of the big 'uns was following, but nada. At dusk, I heard what sounded like a chase in the deeper woods. Time to get out in the woods guys...do not ignore the noon hour.
- fsh