Hey guys, I went out on opening morning here in IL.

1) I managed get up at 3am. 2) Drive the 60 miles to the park without hitting any deer. 3) Find a tree and get up it in my climber in the dark without killing myself. These things alone would make for a good morning for me.

I did however walk into somebody's hitch-haul as I walked through the parking lot in the dark. (ouch.) Then I noticed my release wasn't with me while I was on the trail. Then my flashlight died. So I went back to the parking lot (walking like a zombie with my arms straight out in front of me to feel for trees.. dang, it was dark) got a functional flashlight, found my release and I was off to the woods again.

At 8:30 amthis doe made the mistake of offering me a 15 yard, slightly quartering away shot.








It's an earn-a-buck property so as soon as I can make it back down there... I'll be buck huntin' baby!

(not that I'll be passin up does... Freezer's a long way from being full)