Accually, the season is going real well. I shot a nice doe with my muzzleloader on Halloween day. This give me a buck tag, since I live in the earn a buck herd reduction area. Then I went after bucks with my bow. Passed up a couple, one pretty nice one. Seen at least three dandys. Thats why I passed up the pretty nice one because I saw a monster cruising the woods 45 minutes earlier. However I didn' t score with a bow.
Thirty minutes after shooting hours opened, regular gun season, a dandy 4x4 walked past me. Sure looked pretty in the scope but I didn' t shoot. The buck never knew he was only a finger squeeze from the crock pot. I kicked my self in the butt later, but I really want a buck tag for my bow.
I only had one more opportunity, which was presented me. A doe stopped on the crest of the hill. She also looked good in the scope, but I knew my son and maybe some other hunter was just over the hill, so the gun never came off safety.
There is still a lot of hunting time left. However its dissappointing that I don' t have the late season bowhunting like it used to be. I love the late season, but its gun hunting or bowhunting in blaze orange up until Jan. 3.
But on the bright side, I never liked the earn a buck concept, but I have seen more big bucks this year probably due to that concept. I can' t wait until next year.
Theres a lot of season left, good luck to all.
Dan