Hey guys, just checking in. I had a great weekend of hunting with my brother. He passed up 16 different bucks in 5 hunts with his rifle. I bowhunted and had 4 different bucks right under my stands over the weekend. One really nice 5x5 that I finally saw again from this summer. Hes a 3.5 year old that would score in the mid 130's gross. I didnt see any of my big boys. I heard a TOTAL of 5 rifle shots all weekend. Which was absurd.. the deer and elk were not moving in the open..only in the bedding areas that we were hunting...

Rob also saw the 5x5 and is kicking himself for not shooting him... but he didnt because he said he didnt want to ruin my bowhunt for the 4x5 ( I was sitting about 300 yards away ) with a gun shot ...he said if it would have been a bigger buck he would have drilled him.. LOL

My Landowner jumped all over the tresspassing issue, got more signs that specifically say.. NO HUNTING OR TRESSPASSING and they made phone calls. They also made it clear that the next step would be to prosecute. So basically they wanted to warn them this one time. The word is out and I didnt see a soul in my once great area.. We saw half of the bucks above back in there, so it was a welcomed sign that the deer are getting comfortable again. I will be hunting tonight.

Troy