Since I had today off I figured I would get into the woods early. When my alarm sounded I knew that I wasn’t going anyplace. This cold I have is hanging on and getting the best of me. I went back to bed and decided I would try to venture out in the afternoon.
I spent the early afternoon shooting my guns. It didn’t get me long to get my 30-06 shooting well, but my .270 wasn’t very cooperative. While it shot ok I really wasn’t satisfied with the big picture.
I headed out in the afternoon. The temperature was hovering around 70 degrees when I left the house. The wind was howling as a cold front is blowing in.
I went to sit in a place where I found a few scrapes and rubs last week. I took my time and finally arrived to the spot around 3pm. There were quite a few tracks and one fresh rub right next to the tree that I sat under. The wind swirled from the time I sat down until the time I got up to leave. I didn’t see any deer, but I left feeling a small bit of confidence.
On my way out I came down the front of the mountain instead of circling back around it the way I had come in. When I got down near the bottom I jumped a deer below a large outcropping of rocks. The deer have always traveled on the high and low sides of these rocks so it didn’t surprise me when it took off. I pulled my binoculars up and watched the deer dash away. It was a large deer, but I never saw the head.
My cold is kicking my ass so I’m not sure if I’ll feel well enough to head out in the morning. I have to get better before we head out of state a week from today.
I’ve heard of a few large deer being shot over the last few weeks. I believe a few good ones will get shot this weekend of the weather cooperates.