Guess its more of bummed and a rant.

Last year while not taking a deer with my bow, at least I got the option of shooting at them. Also could hunt basically everyday after work if I didn't have any plans at home.I did pretty good later on in the year with the old trusty smokepole.

However this yr everything is different. I moved locations for work, I use to be able to leave work and be in 1 of 7 stands within 15 minutes. I also had 1200 acres to hunt. Now I work an hour away from home, can no longer hunt them 1200 acres. I only have one spot thats just over 10 acres down the street from me. Not that great of a spot but there is some deer sign there. All other land is spoken for by the hunt clubs in the surrounding area. When regular gun season starts I switch back and forth between my bow and blackpowder. Just have no interest in running dogs for deer hunting. Would rather sit in the woods all alone and enjoy being away from people and stuff.

My season started the 4th. It started with landowners dog barking and following me half way.No big deal, he is doing his job of watching his property and they are nice enough to allow me to hunt there. Morning I saw nothing, afternoon hunt gets messed up just as I am in my truck heading to the spot (long story). This past saturday I got up showered, dressed and my stomach didn't agree. I opted to skip the morning at being 15ft up a tree might slow my progress of an emergency. I go in the evening, nice cool breeze take my time get settled in my stand. 2 hours go by and nothing, but prime time was rolling around. Almost 5pm and I nearly soil myself from a gun shot. [:@]A few minutes later there is another. I climb down and ease out the back way to walk into my friends back yard. There is their neighbor shooting his blackpowder gun 60 yards from my stand at the"Y" in the driveway(his driveway and my friends are joined for 3/4 of a mile off the main road). His house sits in the middle of a field, but walks down the road and shoots towards the main road to sight in his gun.

I know its early in the season, but just feel as I am wasting my time. I have waited all year for this, yet left with no time during the week to hunt, not alot of land, and some force on the weekends stopping me. Kinda feel as one of my favorite things to do impossible now.

I told the wife last night at dinner I might have to start playing the lottery. Maybe winenough moneyto buy me some land to hunt away from everyone.

Anyone got some lucky numbers for me to try?

Dave