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I was just tellin Mnt monkey yesterday that I haven’t seen a single deer on the property since early Aug. I haven’t been sitting in the fam rm in a while bc there just been nuthin to see.
Well this morn, I decided to go take a peek at just after daybreak 7:15 & low & behold, there’s a doe standing 30yds from the porch grazing. Then there’s more movement, 2 more does close by her, and another one with this yrs fawn on the north side of the fence.
I keep my hunting bino’s ( Steiner Predator Pro 12x ) next to the 3 glass doors but they were so close they weren’t needed even in very low light.
Then, here comes this 1.5yr old hat rack 6 walking thru the front yd, headed after those does. When he got close they took off. I can’t legally shoot does right now & since the season just started last Sat & this deer could be pretty nice in a few yrs, he got a pass.
Now if it was the end of the season, days left, & I still needed more meat in the freezer for the yr. I wouldn’t have hesitated to drop him.
I’m loling while sittin here drinkin my coffee, got my macaw attacking my fingers to get to my phone…. That I just saw more deer in that 1 min standing in the fam rm, than I saw sittin for 11 hrs up in a tree opening day - when I could legally have shot up to 2 does.
The 7 day weather forecast here is showing 2 cold days next Wed & Thur. Temps in low 50’s in early morn & daytime highs of mid 60’s. It’s been lows of mid 60’s & highs of mid 80’s here. So I’m not planning on deer hunting again until next Wed. But it looks like it’s time to start couch hunting again huh.
Well this morn, I decided to go take a peek at just after daybreak 7:15 & low & behold, there’s a doe standing 30yds from the porch grazing. Then there’s more movement, 2 more does close by her, and another one with this yrs fawn on the north side of the fence.
I keep my hunting bino’s ( Steiner Predator Pro 12x ) next to the 3 glass doors but they were so close they weren’t needed even in very low light.
Then, here comes this 1.5yr old hat rack 6 walking thru the front yd, headed after those does. When he got close they took off. I can’t legally shoot does right now & since the season just started last Sat & this deer could be pretty nice in a few yrs, he got a pass.
Now if it was the end of the season, days left, & I still needed more meat in the freezer for the yr. I wouldn’t have hesitated to drop him.
I’m loling while sittin here drinkin my coffee, got my macaw attacking my fingers to get to my phone…. That I just saw more deer in that 1 min standing in the fam rm, than I saw sittin for 11 hrs up in a tree opening day - when I could legally have shot up to 2 does.
The 7 day weather forecast here is showing 2 cold days next Wed & Thur. Temps in low 50’s in early morn & daytime highs of mid 60’s. It’s been lows of mid 60’s & highs of mid 80’s here. So I’m not planning on deer hunting again until next Wed. But it looks like it’s time to start couch hunting again huh.