Gave Tuskegee NF one last hurrah before the legions invade with smoke poles then rifles for the next 2 months. I sat in the same white oak stand that I harvested my archery doe about a month earlier. I got skunked even with acorns still dropping around me. One of my other hunting buddies also got the skunk treatment, but a third hunter (first time hunting with him this year) saw a doe that wandered through too far for a clean shot and had a coyote make 2 passes within an hour but again — out of range.
We discussed it. Seems like beginner’s luck rules at this place. First time you’re going to see critters. After that, you’re better off staying in bed asleep.
Anyways, that was probably my last time in the AL deer woods before my trip to Kansas. I’ve been wearing out the practice sessions (2-3 daily) for the last week and I’m shooting about as good as I have at any time this year. Seems I am as ready as I am going to be. Big buck sightings have been at a premium the last 5-7 days in SE Kansas as they appear to be locked down with does, but hopefully this cold front that passed through on Saturday will get them on their feet moving again.
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