Buckrub
10-22-2014, 10:54 AM
Weather: Either A) HOT or B) Perfect for fishing. Pick one.
Deer: Saw a brief glimpse of 6 deer since last Sat morning. That's as many as I saw on the lease all last year, so.... Saw one buck 2nd morning, he was out there while I climbed my stand! He let me get up the ladder, still there. He let me pull gun up via rope, still there. He let me get set up, still there. I get scope on him and he has head down eating acorns. Plus, there's no light.....when I first saw him he had his head down and I thought it was a big hog. When I got scope on him, it was a deer. His size/shape told me he was a buck. He ate acorns without ever raising his head! Plus, he's in a 'chute' of trees that I can barely see through. Tall grass/weeds, too. He finally raises his head, and I see something......but, I can't see what!!! I mean, there were blonde antlers but I can't see points. I don't know. 12 point or Spike. No clue which. Not enough light yet. He finally works a bit closer..........and I'm still and just watching through scope. He throws his head up and looks right at me, wheels, and flies off. I dunno. Clearly I'm getting old enough that I need way more light to discern antlers than ever before. That surely limits my chances, cause that's when they show up. But nothing I can do about it.
Camp: Except for one goofball, all is going well. Everyone brought their own food. No problems.
Came home long enough to 'see' Mama and take her to the airport for a 6:00 flight to Colorado tomorrow. She drove in from Savannah/Tennessee yesterday. Whew. When I drop her off, I'll head to camp for remainder of ML season.........ends Sunday.
Then two weeks off (to fish!!!) and then modern gun season starts.........for five weeks.
The End.
Deer: Saw a brief glimpse of 6 deer since last Sat morning. That's as many as I saw on the lease all last year, so.... Saw one buck 2nd morning, he was out there while I climbed my stand! He let me get up the ladder, still there. He let me pull gun up via rope, still there. He let me get set up, still there. I get scope on him and he has head down eating acorns. Plus, there's no light.....when I first saw him he had his head down and I thought it was a big hog. When I got scope on him, it was a deer. His size/shape told me he was a buck. He ate acorns without ever raising his head! Plus, he's in a 'chute' of trees that I can barely see through. Tall grass/weeds, too. He finally raises his head, and I see something......but, I can't see what!!! I mean, there were blonde antlers but I can't see points. I don't know. 12 point or Spike. No clue which. Not enough light yet. He finally works a bit closer..........and I'm still and just watching through scope. He throws his head up and looks right at me, wheels, and flies off. I dunno. Clearly I'm getting old enough that I need way more light to discern antlers than ever before. That surely limits my chances, cause that's when they show up. But nothing I can do about it.
Camp: Except for one goofball, all is going well. Everyone brought their own food. No problems.
Came home long enough to 'see' Mama and take her to the airport for a 6:00 flight to Colorado tomorrow. She drove in from Savannah/Tennessee yesterday. Whew. When I drop her off, I'll head to camp for remainder of ML season.........ends Sunday.
Then two weeks off (to fish!!!) and then modern gun season starts.........for five weeks.
The End.