As I sat at my desk and did my work today, I couldn’t stop thinking about being in the woods, especially since the high temperatures finally broke today. The mercury never climbed above 60 degrees today, which is quite a difference from what we’ve experienced over the last month.
When I escaped from the office, I headed into the woods. The overcast sky, combined with the chill in the air, made me feel like tonight might be the night. Since I have a couple of cameras in the area where I hunted, I decided to check them before settling in and waiting for the animals to move.
After scanning the SD cards in the two cameras, I was a little disappointed to see that there hadn’t been much movement in front of the cameras in the last week. I’d say the incredible temperatures had something to do with it, but I can’t be certain. Being in an area with a lot of acorns on the ground, I expected that the deer would be in them regularly, but that hasn’t been the case.
A few days ago, I watched a YouTube video put out my Hunting Public and listened to the hosts talking about an area where they were hunting. They couldn’t figure out why the deer weren’t in the place like they had been in the past. The only thing they could surmise was that there had been too much pressure, which caused the deer to move to another location. They figured that the bucks would return during the rut.
Although I’d like to blame this problem on pressure, I can’t because there hasn’t been any sign of people in the woods. There are more nuts in the woods this year than I’ve seen in a long time, and I’m certain that the heat has kept the deer in small areas. I’m hoping that they will begin filtering back into this place as the temperatures return to where they should be for this time of year.
I didn’t see any animals of any kind tonight. Brian hunted near his house today, and he saw six does but no bucks. Doug hunted on the farm behind the house, and he saw a couple of does feeding in the alfalfa. I guess I was just in the wrong place tonight.
My dad was in the lead today for the target archery event at the Huntsman World Senior Games in Utah. He had a 25 point lead before the final round started this morning. I haven’t heard from him yet to find out how he finished. It will be really neat if he won the Huntsman World Championship the same year I won the IBO World Championship.
Looking at the calendar, I can’t believe how quickly my trip to the Midwest is coming. I’ll be leaving in three weeks from tomorrow. I can’t wait, but I will miss the Adirondacks.