Hey all,
I called in a fork buck on the 7th and since then it has been just me and the trees. So, today I posted up on a ridge and got nothing. I was heading down the mountain at around 12 to a new spot when I came upon a deer trail that led to a south-facing ridge full of sticker bushes. I forgot the wind direction (NNW) for a second and it was coming ever so slightly behind me. I followed it and saw a lot of deer poop, I crossed the ridge and bam, white flags everywhere 10 yards from me, sprinting away. It was so thick I could only see their tails. There was no way I could circle below as it seems that area is just a large bowl of thick sticker bushes. I tried though and had bloody hands to show for it. I spent the rest of the afternoon looking for a way to access it from the south and found no easy route in. Did some other scouting. By then I had to go and forgot my TP. The fall season ends Friday, then picks up again after Christmas. At least I saw deer!
I called in a fork buck on the 7th and since then it has been just me and the trees. So, today I posted up on a ridge and got nothing. I was heading down the mountain at around 12 to a new spot when I came upon a deer trail that led to a south-facing ridge full of sticker bushes. I forgot the wind direction (NNW) for a second and it was coming ever so slightly behind me. I followed it and saw a lot of deer poop, I crossed the ridge and bam, white flags everywhere 10 yards from me, sprinting away. It was so thick I could only see their tails. There was no way I could circle below as it seems that area is just a large bowl of thick sticker bushes. I tried though and had bloody hands to show for it. I spent the rest of the afternoon looking for a way to access it from the south and found no easy route in. Did some other scouting. By then I had to go and forgot my TP. The fall season ends Friday, then picks up again after Christmas. At least I saw deer!