Deer season is comin...

I've been out hunting with my new crossbow for over a month now, mostly Saturdays.
We can get either sex white tail or bear, limit 10 antlerless and two antlered.

Lots of bear sign in these woods.

My buddy saw a bear running full speed down a hill about 65 yards from him and could not get a shot with his bow-too far and too fast.

I have been in my new, to me, tree stand this year and really like being up high-much different world up there than on the ground.

I had a pack of coyotes the size of friggin wolves come up hehind me carrying on but not one of them would show their face as i was itching to shoot one between the eyes.
Wildlife management encourages you to shoot coyotes or wildcats.

My buddy also saw a coyote and missed right under it's belly- he shot too early he said.
He said it was a big sucker, looked more like a wolf.

I can hunt archery all through every season so I am going to do just that since this excalibur crossbow is much more fun than even my rifle.
I was hitting quarter sized stick on targets consistently at 40 yards with my practice block in the back yard and cant wait to drive one through a deer.

I'm getting hungry for the sweet taste of venicin and I'm getting tired of store bought beef with my potatoes and onions.

Rut runs mid November through early December here so they don't get much active until it gets cold.

last year during rut, I had two does follow me into my spot two days in a row.

Second day, the doe came within six feet of me before she spotted me and my buddy- think she was looking for a mate and thought we were stags, ha, ha.