As the season wanes, it’s become difficult to hunt seriously. Instead of checking the wind forecast, planning my route, and waking up bright and early, my Saturday morning played out more like a hike: “That seems like a nice place. Let’s go there.” In an effort to quit bumping deer in the dark, I sleptContinue reading “Hunt Log 2022: Deer 12/10”
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Hunt Log 2022: Deer 11/17
It’s with a heavy spirit that I write this. The last sentence of the previous entry proved unfortunately prophetic, and I’m still a little shaken by the experience I’ll impart in the following paragraphs. While the ordeal of wounding and losing an animal is familiar to anyone who has hunted long enough, this was aContinue reading “Hunt Log 2022: Deer 11/17”
Hunt Log 2022: Deer 11/12
After a slow first week of November, the building pressure of the rut yielded an exciting encounter with a thick, eight-point buck on the 12th. While the circumstances played against me and I was not successful, I thoroughly enjoyed the experience. It was a great reminder of why I hunt and a real boost toContinue reading “Hunt Log 2022: Deer 11/12”
Hunt Log 2022: Bear/Deer 10/01-02
Last weekend, a buddy and I roadtripped a couple hours east to look for bears on public land. Neither of us had been out there before, so it was really a scouting mission with the capability to hunt. We had planned to drive out Friday night and hunt all weekend, but extraneous circumstances paired theContinue reading “Hunt Log 2022: Bear/Deer 10/01-02”
Hunt Log 2022: Deer 09/24-25
Whew! What a weekend. The opening days of archery season were a rollercoaster. It turned out well in the end, though, as my summer scouting payed off with early season success. 09/24 Saturday was simple. I hunted all day. I did see two deer, but they were in such thick brush I wasn’t able toContinue reading “Hunt Log 2022: Deer 09/24-25”
Persistence Outdoors 