Hey there guys, been real busy with life etc etc. My 15 year old son decided to bowhunt this year so I have been helping him pick a stand spot on the small plot of woods I got permission to hunt on. Long story short, he tells me yesterday that he does not think he got the upper strap on the ladder stand tight enough when we put up his stand last week. So being the concerned parent i am LoL.............. I drive the 20 minutes to the woods walk in at 630 pm and climb up the treestand to check the strap. As I pull on the strap and tighten it just a tad more to make sure my baby boy has no problems behind me i hear crunch crunch.

I slightly turn my head to the left and here comes a dandy 8 pointer just slowly working his way by the stand. As he passes underneath meI see out of the corner my left again coming from the same direction 4 does. Sooooooooo, they slowly pass by within 20 yards. Now I am just giggling inside with happiness for my son. This spot is only 29 acres of which 11 is nothing but pure swamp with tiny little island about 20 feet around dotted throughout the swamp and tall grass. I could not believe that the spot he picked had so much deer traffic through it, amazing.

Anyways, I am home early from work and may actually make it in the woods by 415pm for my first hunt of the year. If not then tomm. morning for sure. Thats it, just a little update on how things are going for me. Take it easy guys and be safe.

Dave