I got out of work and rushed to the mountain that I wrote about in both of my books. It’s just one of those place I kind find peace when everything around me is surrounded with craziness. It’s so muggy that it’s hard to enjoy. I had two cameras up, so my main objective was to check them and see if I could find a few places where the deer had been feeding. I had a few does on the first camera I checked and quickly moved down the hill toward “The Rock,” which I reference quite a bit in both of my books. It has always been a good place, so I’m pretty sure this year will be no different. As I made my way down the hill I really expected to have something that might interest me on the camera. I walked in front of it as I do to all of my cameras when I check them. That way I know if it’s working when I pull the card. If my picture isn’t on the card then it’s not working. Pretty simple huh?
When I inserted the card into my viewer i was surprised to see myself in the only photo. There weren’t any images besides me walking past it when I set it up and then again when I picked it up. I quickly loaded it into my backpack and searched for another place. As I rushed around I dropped my bow on the ground and bent the sight. The housing was clearly deformed. I know it would be senseless to shoot it at anything because the accuracy of the bow would be severely compromised. After noticing it I headed out the long way. On my journey back to the truck I covered a lot of ground and didn’t see much worth noting. It’s still early……………I’m sure it will improve soon.