Well, here's how opening day went:

AM - Up at 4:00 on stand by 5:15, just starting to get light. By 6:00, 11 different bucks plus numerous does and fawns had filed past on the hillside about 200 yards from me. 5 of the bucks were real nice and included a pair I had taken pictures of a couple weeks ago. Guess I'll have to adjust my ambush location.

PM - Arrived at farm just after 5:00 and there was a nice buck in the field already. Since he was along a fence where there was lots of cover, I put a stalk on him. When I poked my head up 30 yards from him, I got busted. Oh well, back to plan A. I set up in a swale of tall grass close to a couple trails. Almost immediately, a thunderstorm started rolling in. Well, I tell ya - I've never been so drenched in my life. And to boot, it dumped some big hail on me, which smarted. By the time the storm was finished with me, I staggered back to the truck and came home to get dried out. Just spent the last half hour mopping off various bits of equipment, like bow, broadheads, binoculars, range finder, and knife. Even the inside of my wallet was soaked and my licence is opened up on the table to dry.

Another attempt coming up tomorrow.