Today is the presidential election. It’s an unbelievable event. I’d be highly surprised if Donald Trump beat Hillary Clinton. The two sides have drastically different supporters. It will be interesting to see what the final result is when I wake up.
My day didn’t have too terribly much action. As soon as I climbed into the stand this morning, it started pouring and didn’t let up until about 10:30. It was like someone was standing above me dumping buckets of water on my head. I saw a small buck right at daybreak and that was it.
Around noon, I spotted a big bull walking down the road, and it wasn’t a bull elk or a bull moose. It was a Texas longhorn. When it got near my truck, it acted as if it wanted to ram into it. After passing by it, two trucks came to round him up. Unfortunately, they chased him around and never caught him. Watching the events from my stand, I decided to make a run to the truck to get out of there while the bull was out of sight. I made it safely and hunted in a different spot to the south tonight. I saw a small spike that was trying to be a 4-pointer.
Brian couldn’t find the stand this morning in the dark, so he plopped down on the ground in the dark. Before he found the stand, he saw a lot of different bucks, and a few of them were big. This afternoon, he hunted down in the woods behind where we’re staying and saw a lot of bucks chasing.
Dad went back to his regular spot. He saw a few bucks but nothing big. A guy shot a nice 10-pointer on a neighboring property. He didn’t see anything tonight.
It was 57 degrees this morning when I went out and 65 this afternoon. It appears that tomorrow morning will be chilly. I’m not feeling like I’m remotely close to getting the job done. I guess it happens every now and then, so I really can’t complain since I’ve been so lucky in the past.
Hopefully, someone gets a shot opportunity. Bobby missed a good buck at daybreak today. It was a buck he’s been hunting for a while. He hit a twig that he didn’t see. I’d love to see dad get a nice deer. He really deserves it. I just haven’t been seeing many deer during this vacation. Although I don’t feel pessimistic, I also don’t feel overly optimistic. Time’s going by quickly.