Good luck to your dad

 

I'm headed out too. Good luck to you and you and your Dad

 

Raining pretty good in Northern Wayne County. Since I'm 71, I don't bow hunt in rain anymore. Thanks

 

Good luck to those who venture out.

 

I will be going out tonight. Finally some cooler weather.

 

Today should be a good day. I can't get out till tomorrow but I am doing a quick camera check right after work.

 

I was going to make this my first day... but the rain made me change my mind...oh well...tomorrow looks good...good luck to everyone.

 

We only got 1/2 here in western PA. Sunny and bright this morning

 

I hear you. I don't care to hunt in the rain either

 

Light rain or drizzle is awesome to hunt in IMO

 

I will try this evening on a easy to access field corner. My cameras are DEAD...but i am sure they miss a ton. Its funny how influenced you can get by camera activity. When you dont love sitting out there its easy to say cameras are dead ill stay home.

 

My son has ditched his cameras this year. He said he was influenced way too much by checking them and not seeing what he wanted. He's going back to just reading the sign available. Not a bad idea.

 

I didn’t put any cameras out this year either. I just want to hunt and see what happens.

 

This is what I’ve done for several years now. I read sign, go hunting and take my best shot. Glad I am not chasing pictures any longer.

 

Last year I had all kinds of big bucks on camera .They just vanished in early archery season. Noone around saw any. Cameras are good tools. I just use them mainly for a hobby anymore

 

As expected...had a new shooter show up at 945 this morning behind the front.

This evening should be hopping. I have a little bit of undesired disturbance in the area...Hopefully it doesnt mess things up. Will be a great inventory day on the cameras since im across the state and can't hunt.

 

We had our first bust of the season this morning. No deer sighted at all. When it got light out we saw that since our last check of this spot, all the rest of the apples have fallen and been cleaned up. Mildly surprised we didn’t see anything on the hill above us either. A skunker is a pretty infrequent event at that spot.
Headed back out this afternoon after I get Carson off the bus. Pretty optimistic about seeing good numbers. I’m sitting in a stand where I’ve gotten shooting several times over the past few years. First sit there this season.

 

Trail cams can be neat to see what’s in the general area over the summer but once the velvet is gone things change or appear too. It also happens near the time acorns become plentiful.

The woods are very open now. In the last couple of weeks the leaves dropped like crazy. It feels early. Probably the lack of rain

 

Sat this morning until 1030, my first goose egg hunt this year. Saw about 900,000,000 grays squirrels though....

 

I agree with what is stated about the trailcam use. Part of the allure of them is i find actual hunting very nerve wracking. It is quite literally the only thing I do that causes me significant anxiety and stress. Running the cams is stress free.

 

I also ditched cams last year, enjoyed myself so much I did the same this season. Highly recommend.

 

My son used 2 cell cams over the summer.I don't want to be bothered with them anymore either.

 

Came out for an evening hunt skipped the morning raining heavy early in 5B not a ton of hope for tonight but this was the night when I punched my tag last year so you never know

 

Ggood luck

 

Swirling winds but some deer are moving.

 

8 does in a bean field and one small buck. For a while these does were running in circles. No idea what had em all riled up.

 

windy in Fulton , made wifey breaded pork chops and brown sugar glazed baby carrots. tomorrows another day

 

That good buck from this morning ended up in my little sorry looking food plot this evening.....grunting like a pig chasing a doe.


My pillow will be wet tonight from the tears.

 

I saw one huge doe right at dark. I didn't shoot, too iffy.