Well, almost Went out for my first hunt of the year yesterday for a dawn to dusk hunt. Bucks are really moving. Saw 10 deer total, two button bucks, a 1.5yr 7 point, one doe and the rest all mature bucks, one a real whopper. Only shot opportunities I had were one of the button bucks and the 7 pt. As the button was coming in, I was planning to shoot if it was a doe, but when he stopped broadside at 20 yds I could see his little bumps on his forehead. At the end of the night, I picked out a small leaf on the ground where both he and the 7pt were standing, drew back and let fly. Dead on vertically and 2" right. I'm counting it as a catch and release kill Headed back out tomorrow to sit in a stand everyone one of the bigger bucks walked by at the other end of the field. Things are heating up for sure
Salad... Had another good hunt last Friday. Doe came in to my buck decoy at first light, she was alone, so figured that was a good sign and maybe she was hot and something would follow so I passed on her. She paced back and forth at 20 yards about 5 yards from my decoy for close to 10 minutes before simply walking off. Nothing came after her. All in all I saw 15 deer including 2 shooters, one a real pig. They were both on missions and wouldn't look my way no matter how much I grunted, rattled or snort/wheezed. Both on the same trail in heavy stuff behind me. Before I got down I took a shot at a leaf where the doe was standing in the morning. Harvested more salad
