Bath county here. We' ve had a nice easy rain for the last two days, and it promises to be cool during the day and dipping down into the freezing temperatures at night for the next week or so.

The rain has made it much easier to be quiet in the woods, but you will need something to sit on or your butt will get soaked.

I' ve seen more rubs this year than the last two years combined. They seem to be in the lower areas.

I tend to see them feeding around ten-eleven o' clock in the morning, around two in the afternoon and just before the sun goes down. but I expect them to go more and more nocturnal as the hunters hit the woods.

My season starts tomorrow, but I have seen quite a few does taken during early bow season...But overall, there has not been alot of pressure on the critters. Squirrel and Pheasant season has been in for awhile so they are starting to get a little skittish, but not overly so.

One of my best indicators is the deer that walk around my yard. I can usually tell when they are really starting to take notice of the hunters as they stop coming around...as of right now, they are still not very timid.

It also looks like it' s gonna be a good year for bear. I talk with several of the other local business owners pretty often and there has been some twenty or so bear tagged so far.