Today is the end of the ML season here in Indiana, or, as I like to call it, the worst day of the year.

I have 4 deer already, including a nice fat doe with the Remington Genesis, so I really did not need more venison. But, I could not let the season close without going out this AM. It was about as perfect a hunting morning as we have had all year. About 2" of snow on the ground from yesterday, and around 25 degrees. I was in a favorite spot before shooting light. At about 8 AM I see a deer moving through the brush about 50 yards away. A couple more steps and it will be in open woods. The deer stayed motionless for about 5 minutes, then proceeded. Up came the scope on a really nice buck. Big body, wide rack, tall tines. Well, in Indiana we can shoot one buck per season and I already have mine. So I watch the buck go about his business. Truly awesome to see a buck like that on snow.

About 2 hrs later, more deer are coming on the same trail the buck was on. A nice doe with 2 fawns. Clicked the hammer back and put the crosshairs on the shoulder of the biggest deer, and then I just watched them walk off. I guess I wasn't out there for a deer, but the hunt ranks up there with the best of the year.