Box Blind at edge of Cotton Field overlooking a food plot of turnips
The story of this deer season for me and a lot of other hunters in North Carolina has been the story of very wet conditions. Rain and more rain has fallen over the past few months creating wet conditions and causing problems with access to some hunting areas.
That was certainly an issue when I accepted an invite to hunt in Halifax County this past weekend. Rod has been trying to get me to hunt with him for the past few years but our schedules just did not match up until this past week. When I arrived in hunt camp on Wednesday the conversation was the high water in many parts of the land putting stands and access to stands under water making determining deer travel a bit challenging.
I did break out my “Radar” Hat to wear on Friday when the morning temps were in the mid twenties with a pretty good breeze.
Rain off and on as well as wind and temperatures below freezing overnight and only getting to the low 40’s during the day made it a cold raw hunt. I wish the precipitation was snow but that was not the case so rain was what we saw. I absolutely love hunting in cold weather and miss my old New England deer seasons.
I hunted a variety of box stands across the property and while I saw some deer most were way off or around for such a short time I could not clearly identify whether it was a doe or a button buck. Most of the farmland I saw was planted in cotton this year but there were a number of food plots throughout the property. Between the stands and the food plots it was obvious the club members work hard to manage the property and the deer herd.
Rod with a bobcat he took
While I never got a shot Rod did take a nice bobcat he caught slipping through the cotton field near his stand.
I had never hunted in Halifax County before but judging by the photos, stories, and racks on the wall I say they got some great deer up there. Hopefully I’ll get another opportunity to hunt up there maybe when the water is not so high and messing up the travel routes. I got to believe our drought is over after this wet fall and I’m hopeful that if this wet pattern continues that we see some of the white stuff falls this winter.
