got in pretty early this afternoon....snuck in and took my time and was still settled in right around 3pm...

spotted a few new rubs just glassing...beautiful evening...slightly breezy, but i had my hopes high of atleast seeing a deer...just looks so promising....but nothing spotted...had an owl hooting way down the ridge..got closer and closer and closer and was eventually about 50yds away..couldnt see it, but it was neat to have it so close...


buddy texted me about 630...he gutshot a decint buck. talking him out of tracking it was dang near impossible...he doesnt understand that its going to take hours for it to die...his text said it trotted off and didnt look hurt then stopped...i knew right away it was likely gutshot because it kept walking...2 other buddies got there while he was waiting in the dark and found the arrow...covered in green gut or stomach matter...they immediately told him lets go home we'll find him in the morning...took us a while but we talked him out of it....he should find him tomorrow im sure..if not i'll be there after class...not a real big woodlot it shouldnt be far...

shot one in the hip last year(never found it..pushed it but i think it survived...i think he smacked the bone and didnt get any penetration)....this one was mayyyybe 10yds he said....he gets way too nervous...ive seen him kill with a rifle and the 2 i seen him kill were gut hits center of the body but he spined both of them...could be worse...he could be out there chasing it right now....atleast he listened this time!!


weather saturday looks WARM....i'll still hunt...probably hunt morning and evening on the honey hole hill...i wont get to again at home for like 2-3 weeks...will be halloween when i get to hunt again at home...got trainings the next 2 weekends...glad they are then not any later...gives me the last 3 weekends to hunt, which all 3 aughta be good