I spent a very tiring afternoon in the woods. The wind was bad for the leased field so I decide to just check and make sure my stand survived the hurricane and dump some more corn. I' d hunt the public land after. Well, as I' ve said before, the field on the property is in weeds this year. Well, the wind from the storm blew them almost flat. Try pushing a wheelbarrow with 50 Lbs of corn through that sh@t! Not fun. I had to carry it on my shoulder the last 50 yds. The good news is the stand survived. The bad news is, no deer sign. But being only the day after the hurricane, i' m not suprised.

When I was done screwing around with the stand and corn, I went over to Big Woods and hunted there. No one had been in there since Tuesday if the board was right. Alot more people hunting it this year, but no reported kills. Anyhow, I decided to use the portable ground blind for the 1st time and set up an ambush about 20 yds from a main trail bordering the refuge. The deer had always hugged the refuge in years past and there was alot of sign in there in August. Well, imagine how sweaty and tired I was when I finally got set up. It was about a 1/2 mile walk with full pack, ground blind and stool on my back, and carrying the bow. After the corn ordeal. By the time I sat down at 4pm, i was soaked and beat. Sat until 7:15pm. At 6:30pm 2 does came out of the meadow through the woods infront of me but they were on the refuge side and therefore, safe. It was too far anyhow, but I would NEVER shoot into the refuge. Its amazing how they know.... When I quit, it took me 20 F' ing minutes to get the ground blind folded back up. Its not the blind, its me. I need more practice. That and I was just exhausted and not thinking straight. Got back home at 9pm. It was a long day, but at least I was hunting.

I' m going to try and sneak out this week. Maybe take a sick day if the wind and weather cooperate. Keep the updates coming. Only 1 kill report so far. There were about 6 by this time last year. Whats going on!!! [X(]