Couple buddiesand myself were out this past Sunday hanging a few more stands. Total so far on this 1200 acre spot we have is 7 ladder stands, 2 of which are 2 man stands if you feel like being in a lazy boy or if someone brings their kid. There are alot of small ponds, fieldsand swamp land on this area and a few spots we can't hunt cause of houses.

One of the stands thats been there for the past 2 years and had several deer taken from it is 35 yards fromtwo persimmon trees. Funny how we never noticed this in the past years. Don't know if they just didn't produce fruit, or totally missed them when scouting the area..

I know where I will be sitting this saturday on opening day. They aredestroying the ground while filling their bellies with this wonderful fruit.

We did find a dead 8 pointer on the edge of the woods thatbuttsupto an 85 acre pond. Nothing massive but still a very nice 8 pointer.

One of my buddies also bow hunts but will be in another stand 30 miles away trying to get a shot at a 12 pointer he's been watching. So I will have this place almost to myself till muzzleloading season.

How I wish it was friday already..