RE: preparing for next season
I'm always looking ahead! Hopefully we will get to keep our hunting place. The land has changed owners, but we are expecting to be able to keep the lease.
I was going to have to look for one new spot. My old "go to" spot has lost its luster. The clear cut has grown over, and we saw way less deer this year than we have in past years. However, the timber company has done me a great favor! They are thinning the pines out nearby, and have also created another small clearcut, that they are using for a pole-out area. They have also cleared a great shooting lane that runs parallel to a creek!
I will still have to move my stand, but not very far! And since it is within my area, no one else can claim this spot!