well, me n the girl did end up going spotting for a while...spotted around the home spots but with so much standing corn spotting was very difficult...not to mention with the corn and acorns likely raining down, seeing deer in the open fields is tough...it is every year...

did see one absolute SLUG..he was either still shedding velvet or has a really nice drop tine...im gunna go back and see if its huntable land or if i can get permission, but that block is sealed up pretty tight..i wont even get my hopes up...but he makes it up there to one of the bigger bucks ive gotten a good look at in the wild...if he came past my stand i might fall out and never get a shot..

did see 1 other legal shooter, but it too was in a spot i know i cant hunt...or, dont think i can. could posssssibly be a way into those woods, but i wont hold my breath..the owner patrols it and has cams up so i am pretty sure he hunts and wont let me..might ask though as i know it always has some really nice bucks...

the only notable thing from my area was a doe that was hobbling pretty bad...she actually came off my honey hole hill...hopefully she hobbles by in the next week or 2 as i wont think twice about taking the shot if i can get one...she can likely recover, but i dont wanna see that all year...and i rather put her in the freezer than have the yotes get her...not looking forward to that..but i'll be glad to take her and get some meat in the freezer...and with only 1 bow kill under my belt, i need some expirience...if i can get it out of the way with a doe, i might be able to hold out for a little nicer buck...maybe..lol...

we reduced the herd greatly throughout the state...and my area is actually lumped into a special reg area with extended doe seasons and is a small piece of a co and is one of the only special reg areas rifles are allowed...so our herd got mowed heavily so i typically wont take a doe around here...but i dont need to think about taking her out...shes getting a slick trick if she comes by my tree while im in it...