fridays hunt... Didnt see a critter, not even glassing the valley below...very slow night for movement...

Sat hunt. I moved deeper in the woods towards the big 5x5s bedding area... the daylight is really getting shorter and the bucks arent hitting the feed 'till after dark now... 1 small buck walked by at about 20 yards he was a 3x4 1.5 year old ..I sat and listened to about 5 different cow elk cow call back and forth to each other below my man made ground blind approximately 100 yards.. for about 1 hour... I cow talked to them hoping a bull would talk, but no bull ever made a noise so 1 hour before dark I shut off the cow calling and waited it out for feeding bucks to come my way..

right before last shooting light a deer moved up the ridge towards the clearcut just to the right of me about 50 yards out.. never did see him or her. Sounded heavy hooved and definately didnt sound like the one doe and fawn I have been frequently seeing in the area.

Hunting tomorrow evening again, have to work in the A.M.



As for gear, I shoot the bowtech liberty 80, with AC/KINETIC arrows, topped with 100 grain steel force HELLFIRE heads. I wear scent lok ( two sets of the liner systems) rubber boots and the full liner system from head to toe, I cover that with a superlight weight three d leafy suit, the only thing exposed is my eyes. I spray down with Vanishing hunter by Hawgs limited. I use Leuopold windriver 10x42 semi compact binocs, and the bowgrunter plus , hands free, social deer call.

elk, I use the berry bugle and hoochie momma cow call.

Good luck all, I Know you guys are looking forward to being out there !


Troy aka shed