I made it out tonight. Hunted the public ground. At sunset 7 deer came out (2 then 3 then 2 more) from the opposite corner of the finger woods I was hunting. They never came into bow range. Nothing came out of the corner I was covering. I was encouraged going in because it looked like the trail I was ambushing had been used quite a few times in recents days. What can you do.

If the wind is the opposite it was today come thursday, i' ll move across to the other side of the woods. If not, opportunity lost. Come Saturday when a smoke pole hunter is sitting in the state stand close by, those deer are going to get educated real quick.

Its going to be a long season.