Hey Captain,

I am really glad to see you back in here. I read this earlier, but finally have a little time to post. I can relate to the teaching/parent thing and it being the wife. My wife teaches with me. When I read your post, I can totally relate, Dee had a parent last year that just didnt have a clue, enabledher daughter in every way then blamed everything and any shortcoming on the staff and education system. Good for you for being the good Hubby and Dad. That's more important than any whitetail deer hunt.

Hopefully things will mellow out for your wife and you will be able to get back in the woods for some hunting. As far as your season goes, you've passed on many bucks, hunted an old monarch and trust me coming from someone that does the same, I understand how hard it is to single out a buck and kill him. It doesnt get any tougher on pressured/wise whitetails. You have hunted hard this year, very hard. I think we all learn lessons from every season. The old bucks will always challenge us to do the little things right, without compromise, well for me anyway, thats how its always been.

I hope you get a crack at one before the seasons in OHIO and MICH are over.. there still is a lot of time left.

Gary, one last thing. The toughest time imo to kill a specific deer is right now, during the rut. Get back on him ( if you have access to his Decemeber core area) and you have a good chance, don't you think in Dec? I absolutley love the post rut for hunting a specific deer.. I have one buck that I know I will need snow first to get a crack at him.


Good luck man!

Troy