Hope everyone's out hunting and seeing deer...and/or harvesting some. Thought I'd share some of my journal notes I've been keeping since 10/3. I've hunted 15 days for a total of 54 hours. Ten of those days were on public land. From my stands, I've seen 10 antlered deer and 56 others that were does, fawns and button bucks. Of the 10 bucks only two were seen on private land. Other animals seen besides those freakin squirrels were coyote, raccoon, ground hog, and red fox. Never saw another hunter from stand except my son (we hunt within sight of each other). The day I saw the most deer was 10/13.

I highly encourage everyone (if you don't already do it) is to keep a journal of the days/hours in stand, what you saw and the mast crop/temp/wind and precip. It can prove to be an invaluable tool for next year.