farmlegend
10-01-2005, 09:09 PM
than a morning bowhunt in October? Not much.
Wow, what a gorgeous morning. Didn't shoot at anything, but it was grand.
Just cool enough so I wasn't thinking about using high temps for an excuse for not seeing deer. Nice, crisp air and bright sunshine at my farm. Couple sandhill cranes coming and going three times during my sit, though I never could see 'em. Fox Squirrels active. Woodpecker noise. Wind rustling through the leaves. Distant combine whine, the soys are coming out early this year. As the sun finally hit the forest floor, so many shadows! Playing with my new rangefinder, sure is neat to fix in on other trees and know how far away they are, for reference purposes in the event I need to know. Plenty of deer movement, right now they're focusing on the still-dropping acorns from the Bur and Swamp White Oaks; with all the foliage in the woods, you can hear the crunching of deer teeth on acorn shells before you see the deer.
First sighted deer of the 2005 season wandered directly toward me shortly after shooting light, remained under my tree for a good 10 minutes, and wandered away ever so slowly; of course, that one was a button buck.
Amongst the 10 deer I saw this morning were three quite small fawns travelling together, all the same size, I believe they were triplets - and yikes, all were doe fawns.:dizzy:
Had family obligations, so I had to climb down too early(9:30), but was rewarded with a fine walk back to camp with the sun at my back, illuminating the scenery. My rubber-booted footsteps flushed a nearby hen pheasant, which startled me like it always does.
Sure felt great to get in 2005 bowhunt #1 without any real mishaps or forgotten gear, though I was a little slower in some hunt-routine tasks than I'll be next time out.
This hunt really exceeded my expectations. It's a shame that so many of us are unable to or disinterested in spending an October morning out in the woods. I do imagine that in heaven, October is twelve months long.
Here's hoping that all of us are blessed with some great hunts this season.
Wow, what a gorgeous morning. Didn't shoot at anything, but it was grand.
Just cool enough so I wasn't thinking about using high temps for an excuse for not seeing deer. Nice, crisp air and bright sunshine at my farm. Couple sandhill cranes coming and going three times during my sit, though I never could see 'em. Fox Squirrels active. Woodpecker noise. Wind rustling through the leaves. Distant combine whine, the soys are coming out early this year. As the sun finally hit the forest floor, so many shadows! Playing with my new rangefinder, sure is neat to fix in on other trees and know how far away they are, for reference purposes in the event I need to know. Plenty of deer movement, right now they're focusing on the still-dropping acorns from the Bur and Swamp White Oaks; with all the foliage in the woods, you can hear the crunching of deer teeth on acorn shells before you see the deer.
First sighted deer of the 2005 season wandered directly toward me shortly after shooting light, remained under my tree for a good 10 minutes, and wandered away ever so slowly; of course, that one was a button buck.
Amongst the 10 deer I saw this morning were three quite small fawns travelling together, all the same size, I believe they were triplets - and yikes, all were doe fawns.:dizzy:
Had family obligations, so I had to climb down too early(9:30), but was rewarded with a fine walk back to camp with the sun at my back, illuminating the scenery. My rubber-booted footsteps flushed a nearby hen pheasant, which startled me like it always does.
Sure felt great to get in 2005 bowhunt #1 without any real mishaps or forgotten gear, though I was a little slower in some hunt-routine tasks than I'll be next time out.
This hunt really exceeded my expectations. It's a shame that so many of us are unable to or disinterested in spending an October morning out in the woods. I do imagine that in heaven, October is twelve months long.
Here's hoping that all of us are blessed with some great hunts this season.