The second day in the stand was a great day. Brian and I headed back to the area where I killed a deer a few years ago. Not knowing what to expect, I headed into the woods just hoping to see a deer or two.
By the time the morning was over, I had seen three 10-pointers, two 8-pointers, a small buck and seven does. Shortly before I got out of the tree, a doe came screaming off the hill behind me. Turning that way to get a look, I saw a dandy of a 10-pointer coming down the hill after her. I got ready to get a shot, but one never materialized. The buck decided he didn’t want to continue down the hill, and he turned around and headed up the valley on the other side of the tree. I was disappointed that I didn’t get a good shot at him.
Brian had three bucks go by him first thing in the morning when another hunter started smashing his antlers together and wouldn’t stop. The guy also cut a swath through the forest for shooting lanes. He made a mess of the area.
This evening I set a stand, and I feel really good about it. In the process, I saw a really nice 8-pointer. I feel good about the stand. Brian and Shawn saw a couple of small bucks and two really good bucks.
We’ll see what tomorrow brings. We got some good trail camera photos today. I feel really good about it.
