Well, I made it back without killing a deer. I did get to hunt at least part of the day on 7 days. I even took my 4yo son to spend an afternoon in a shooting house. It was also the first time I've ever been trapped in a shooting house by 23 hen turkeys. I didn't want to educate them to people sitting in the shooting house, so I had to wait 45 minutes for them to feed out of the food plot. I had several close encounters with deer before daylight, but no luck after sunrise. It was good to get out though. Now I have to regroup for western elk with the bow.

Hunt hard, live right, and tell your kids you love 'em!