Let's Hope for Bad Camera Placement

 So I put one of my trail cameras out in a spot that used to be a real producer for getting a feel for what's out there. To my surprise I found that in two weeks I had 77 pictures of 4 3.5 year old bucks (an absolute guess) that will make great shooters for next year. That I am fine with, but the fact that I only had three does walk through has me a little worried. Last year in this same place it wasn't to out of the ordinary to have 30 pictures every night. Maybe the economy is having an effect on how much the deer leave their bedding areas. (A bit of humor)
This isn't the only camera that we have out that isn't producing what we are used to seeing, don't get me wrong we will have plenty to put in the freezer but I want to see more, call me greedy. I like seeing more does because when the rut comes in full tilt I want to have all the draw that we could have.

Regardless I'm going to spend the week shooting and getting ready to bust some vitals. I'll spend a lot of time working on shooting while sitting just in case something sneaks in unnoticed. I'll get my 20 and 30 yard pins sighted in and spend the rest of the week shooting from 50 and 60 yards to really get my form back up to par, and then when something steps within 30 yards I will know that I can seal the deal. Hopefully my next post will have a picture of a wall hanger.

These are a couple other pictures of different bucks that were eating through my corn. The biggest reason I'm guessing 3 1/2 is from past years of watching these bucks. Gonna try another place where deer funnel down into another field when I head out next weekend for deer season so until then GOOD LUCK!!!

Overwhelming Anticipation

The one thing that really let's me know that summer is about over is the first snap of colder weather. I'm not talking look out here comes the snow, I'm talking about, thank God it's not 90. Well that weather has finally come and it leaves the smell of deer season in the air. The cooler weather sends a surge of urgency to get into the woods. All the mornings that you wake up and think "damn the wind is perfect for my stand" all seem to come after the weather cools down. Here in Ohio there are only seven days left before I will be able to head to the woods when the wind is right.
This year is going to be a little bit different from previous years hunting because I will be hunting with my buddy Chad, we are trying to do some filming. This may be The reason for elevated levels of anticipation. We have been watching our foodplots, putting out tons of corn and checking cameras; just waiting for the time to be right.
We both spent last weekend sighting in our bows. On Sunday we went to The Sportsman (local 3d range) and shot the course, had a blast dusting off the old hunting rig. I think I shot exceptionally well considering how long it's been since I last shot, and the fact that I just put a new string sights and rest on at the same time practically and sighted in that morning.
So for now all I've got to say is good luck this year and I hope to be putting up some picturesof a big bodied ten point that scores in the mid 160's. Or better yet video footage.