ORIGINAL: Tribal

I am sure all of us had deer pass without notice. To pass timeI picture over and over the scenario of the deer coming to my stand and thinking about the shot. It's like practice, sometimes when you have hunted several days in a row and early mornings catch up to youit's tough to keep focused without dosing off. But I am constantly listening and looking for that crack or them leaves shuffling that tail or ear flicker, sometimes it's just that horizontal line in the distance that turns out to be the back of a deer. That is if I am not being hassled by red,gray, and fox squirrels. Or the hawk dive bombing the squirrels, or the weasel I often see roaming the downfall. Oh lets not forget the flock of turkeys making enough noise you can hear them coming 100 yards away.

For some of us maybe its the black capped chickadee that lands on the branch next to you and a few times right on my hat or bow. They tilt their little head looking at you without fear.


And the coolest is the bald eagles we have on the lake where I hunt screeching at dusk.

There is notone single hunt that I can say I do not take something away from it. Think of the things we actually see or hear in the woods that the majority of people will never see or hear. WhooHooo you got to love it! Thats what keeps me alert on stand.