“Well, it’s here!”
October 15, 2012
Well, it has finally
arrived! The 2012-13 Archery Opener has come and gone. Now, it is purely a game
of cat and mouse. I have recorded 6 sits so far. I have only seen 5
does/yearlings and that was on my very first evening sit. Needless to say, my
expectations were not met, especially considering the early season weather has
been fairly good, along with more favorable wind directions. The only good news is that some bigger bucks
are showing themselves on the trail cameras. The bad news is that does not fill
my tag.
This past Sunday I actually
trekked into one of my better spots, particularly with what I have been
capturing on my cameras. I hauled my climber and all my gear, for approximately
½ mile and was set-up in the pre-dawn darkness, well before sunrise. All of this,
just to try and trick one of those old, cagey, mature bucks, which frequent the
area. As I sat there for over an hour in complete blackness, I was able to convince
myself that I was doing the right thing and should have been in this area, this
early in the season. Well, needless to say, I was wrong!
I was also surprised to see a
buck which I had got on camera almost exactly 1 year ago, show up again. He is
not necessarily a high scoring deer, but the fact that he is mature could get
him in trouble if he walks by the stand. My only concern now, is that he big
and mature and could keep some of the better bucks out of the area.
So, with only the first two weeks
behind me, I will press on, with the knowledge that the best hunting is yet to
come and that the October “Lull” shall not defeat me.
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