Sat out in mid-teens temps for almost three hours last night, and drilled a big ol' doe right at 5 p.m.

Saw two yearlings at around 2:30, and then a spike a few minutes later... and then two mature does and one of their yearlings came out around 4:30 of the fence row exactly to the north (strong north winds, so it was perfect). They came out at a fast trot running right at me (I was about 200 yards away in the middle of five trees by themselves in a cut corn field; yep -- no wind block and a stiff wind in mid-teen weather makes for a COLD sit!).

They finally made it up to a bush about 60 yards away that offered a bit of cover between us, and I stood and tried to simulataneously raisemy seat... This is one of my very oldest stands, and in the brutal conditions the seat squeaked slightly as I was raising it. The sound put them on instant alert, and it took a full half-hour for them toslink around, sneak into a fencerow, look at a barking dog every time he barked behind me, and finally come back out and start off on their original past taking them past my stand.

I'd like to get two more in the freezer in the next two weeks, but would honestly be happy with one more at this point...

Good luck to everyone else out there!