I didn’t go hunting yesterday because of the heavy rain. My exhaustion from the driving finally caught up to me, too. I just needed a break. I want to be on point for the weekend in case I get an opportunity.
It rained most of the morning and cleared out during the afternoon. Although the rain subsided, the sky was still dark and dreary. The wind cut through me like a knife.
I decided to hunt on the top of the mountain that I was on the other day. Once I got to the very top of it, I started picking my way through some huge boulders. Feeling like I was in the presence of deer, I stopped to look around. Instantly, deer began running in all directions. I pulled the gun to my shoulder and followed a few of them as they ran through the timber.
I identified two of the deer as does. When I watched them running, some movement beyond them caught my attention. There was another much larger deer running across the knob behind the others. I couldn’t see the head well, so I couldn’t tell if the deer had antlers. If I had to guess, I would say that it did.
After pulling cards from a few of my cameras, I continued to a spot I wanted to look at. If I found some sign there, I would sit there for the rest of the afternoon. Upon reaching my destination, I paused to take it all in. Scanning the the ridge in front of me, I saw a big deer run up the side of it. I couldn’t tell if the deer had antlers, but it was definitely a larger deer than the one I had seen a few minutes earlier. I’m almost certain that it was a pretty good buck. I didn’t get many pictures on my cameras, but I was happy to see that I did get a few pictures of good bucks.
I have to decide where I want to sit tomorrow. I’m leaning toward the backside of the mountain because I’ve had more luck there in the past. I’ll have to think it over tonight and tomorrow and figure it out before I get out of work.
Something inside me tells me I’m on the edge. I feel like I’m getting closer and closer. An opportunity should present itself in the next few days if my intuition is correct like it normally is about this type of thing. Here’s a picture of one of the bucks I got on camera.
