Just got back from the West of the Blue Ridge ML opener. Been seeing tons of deer, but I'm looking for a bruiser or mature does (DMAP tags). My son was going to his stand at 1:00 and shot a doe when he was ready to climb up. The 6 point stepped into his other shooting lane to see what the commotion was then ducked back into the thicket. My son quickly reloaded and the 6 point stepped back out. MISTAKE!!! He was out of the stand with his limit by 1:15. This was his first/second blackpowder deer and exactly one month since his first bow kill. His deer hunting is starting to wear me out!

The smoker is on its first run now with 30 pounds of summer sausage and bologna.