Capt logs, stardate Oct 17th,

Rain, rain all day. I wasn't going to head out but knew the deer would be moving, they always are in the rain. I knew my Enigma would keep me dry so changed in my truck, usually change outside the door and,

I was in my stand by 5:20, the pin oak at the far end of the field containing my food plot. This was the stand last night that the 100"er stood 20 yards away. I was reaching for the rope to hoist up my bow and turned to see a buck not 45 yards away, I believe it was the 8 point from the night before. He must have been there when I climbed the tree and walked by. He wasn't on alert or looking so I know he didn't see me. I quickly pulled up my bow as he wondered to the woods edge, I pulled up my pack for the calls, he was in the woods so I let him go, he'll be around.

Wind picked up, got dark early, didn't see anything else.

On a side note mauser, you've been initiated into bowhunting. Before I took the time to learn everything I could about bowhunting and shooting a bow I was a guy that shouldn't have been in the woods. I speak with experience that many will not know but I share this with you. I started bowhunting at age 15, I got to shoot at a deer, usually a buck every year since that age. I recovered my first deer at age 23, my first buck at 25. Do you understand. We learn, that's all that we can ask of ourselves and others. You've learned, take that into your future.

Get back out there.