I did a lot of walking today, I sat in my stand until 9 this morning then I went walking. Did a sneak through 1/2 mile of cedar, then made my way back to a stand that none of us have visited this year yet. Its a shabby old ladder at the edge of some cedars overlooking an old tamarack cutting. Well I saw a deer across the cut from me. 100 yds, just saw the back and rump, for about 2 seconds then it was completely concealed again. I had the hammer back and the heart rate up for just a minute or so. But the deer was gone.
Oop, my ruff grouse just came back to see me and tonight I have my MKII target pistol with. I'm happy to report the grouse is dead now.
He'll make a nice snack.
There, finally got a kill this deer season and from my new stand too. Too bad he ain't a lot bigger and more deer shaped.
