Hi Mantis and Millertime..Glad to see ya! Enjoy each minute Mantis, it gets better everyday..My youngest is now 18 months (daugher Brooke) and Brandon is 3 (actually he gets his first "true" birthday in 08 as he was born on leap-day!).. wait till you walk in and they start to say.."Daddy did you get a deer today?" Or "when I get bigger I'm gonna hunt with my Daddy" {sigh} Melts your heart!

Good Luck on your opener..hope you get plenty of action. Can't wait to hear your reports!

As for predators, the meanest (natural) thing we have, is Coyote, and this area has quite a few. I've seen plenty of spooked and alarmed deer in my days and NEVER saw one react like this guy did. Anyway I'll be out there tonight..comtemplating the same area.