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ORIGINAL: wis_bow_huntr

Well this bow season has just been plain out rotten. I have never seen a year so dreadfully bad. It seems everything is keeping me from bagging a buck this year or even really seeing any. From the heat, to the rain, to the 45mph winds. The season started out fair and drasticly got worse. For example. Last night I headed out to my stand along the river, wind was calm, slight overcast and cool air. Perfect nite to sit. I get into mystand get all settled in and no more than 20 minutes later I hear the little bastard teenage children across the river yelling and screaming and throwing crap into the river, tearing around on a 4 wheeler just being plain out noisey, one good thing came from the other side of the river when they were playing around in small wood plot, they managed to kick out 3-4 deer, they hit the river and came across to our side. No shot available on any of them. The rain started, although lite, it made it very hard to hear anything except them bratty kids across the river, then the rain stopped, then it started then it stopped, then the wind picked up to about 40-50mph, I bailed out of my stand and called it a night about 45 minutes early, asI was walking out I had to avoid getting hit by large limbs and small trees blowing over....this is the worst season I have ever seen in the 11 years I have been bow hunting. On a plus note,I did count 5 fresh scrapes on my way to my stand yesterday, but Grand-Daddy hasnt made his yet this year in the spot hes made it for the last 6 years. I hope hes still around, and puts that scrape where he always does, 20 yards right out infront of my standI sat in lastnight. Sorry just had to vent.:https://www.huntingnet.com/forum/upfiles/smiley/happy0001.gif" />

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