Yesterday was Residents-Only day, and despite near record high temps, our party saw 10 deer in all. Upon arrival, we saw 4 does on a lawn next to our parking spot.
Our hunting area includes a snowmobile trail over an old county road where I have a permanent blind. At at that location, I only saw one deer, a small buck that jumped onto the old roadbed, about 400 yards down the trail. Light wasn't good due to tree shadows, so by the time I confirmed it was a buck, it was jumping off the road. It was kinda spunky for a deer at 2:00 in the afternoon, with the temperature running about 65*f.
Being retired, I have plenty of time to hunt, so really want to enjoy being out hunting, and will hold out for big buck this year.
PS: I was carrying my favorite deer rifle, a .270 Win, Rem 700 BDL Stainless in a Sendero Stock, using Hornady GMX 130 grain bullets, ahead of 59.5 grains of Reloder 22. (Weight empty is 8.0 lbs.)
Our hunting area includes a snowmobile trail over an old county road where I have a permanent blind. At at that location, I only saw one deer, a small buck that jumped onto the old roadbed, about 400 yards down the trail. Light wasn't good due to tree shadows, so by the time I confirmed it was a buck, it was jumping off the road. It was kinda spunky for a deer at 2:00 in the afternoon, with the temperature running about 65*f.
Being retired, I have plenty of time to hunt, so really want to enjoy being out hunting, and will hold out for big buck this year.
PS: I was carrying my favorite deer rifle, a .270 Win, Rem 700 BDL Stainless in a Sendero Stock, using Hornady GMX 130 grain bullets, ahead of 59.5 grains of Reloder 22. (Weight empty is 8.0 lbs.)
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