Saturday was another all day marathon. No deer. I hunted my stand in the morning till noon. Saw Zip. Moved over to the other side of the farm to cover the approach to a bean field on the neighbors property. Deer had been seen there the past couple of days. It was more than I' d seen at my stand, so i figured what the hell. Well, I' m set up about 12:45pm for the evening. 1:30pm here comes the farmer cutting the bean field! I hung out hoping he' d push deer towards me. I saw one bound out of the field, but not my way. He stopped cutting around 3:30pm. It was quiet until dark, but nothing came by.

On the opposite side of the farm, the guy I lease from shot one around 5:10pm. I wont comment on it. Was always told if you dont have something nice to say, keep quiet.

Monday my father and I drew stands at Woodland Beach. My old man got a Refuge stand so i' m excited for him. The stand I got sucks for the morning with the wind so I wont hunt it until afternoon. I' ll head to the leased place instead for the morning and hope for the best. Another all day affair.

This vacation has been more like work than fun! Its been a frustrating season. But, like Lemond said, there has been very little shooting around our farm, so all the deer i saw during archery season must still be living. Maybe there is hope for the late season.

Keep on them!