So, how was opening morning?

He was probably hunting coyotes   
 
sorry... couldn't resist....

its only the 1st day deadbolt... give the riftraft a couple times in the woods and not seeing anything and they'll start to thin out.
good luck

I saw my bachelor herd, but they stayed out too far and followed a grapevine tangle down into a drainage. Get back on them this evening and hope they come out into the oaks.

2 does walked by at 655am. thats it.... hopefully a better evening awaits!

in stand at 600beautiful morning.  quiet, calm everything i could have asked for until 7 o clock came.  it raind all last night so the ground was quiet.   i hear a twig snap.  i turn around to find a father and son, IN FULL BLAZE ORANGE!!, walking directly towards my stand.  i am in a think area and those 2 morons are sneaking through the thick stuff just like an elephant does, with arrows nocked.  they walk directly under my stand meaning im surprised their jacket didnt snag on my step.  i figured they would just walk on through so i didnt say anything. figured it wasnt worth making any more extra noise if they were to leave.  they pass me by  go down the hill bout 40 yards and settle in on a long but first they had to clear an area around them  with thier lil saws.   they sit down   just to far to say something to them.  then the dad proceeds to smoke a pack,  i guess it was to check the wind direction.  then after about 25 min the younger male id say about 15 or so makes a half circle around me and sits down 30 yards up hill from me.  kid was 30 yards uphill and dad was 40 yards below me then i guess they needed to have a father son conversation for 30 min with walkie talkies.   ya know the ones that make a loud beep after everyword you say.  after that the father gets up and walk down the ridge and out of sight i figure the boy would soon follow and i can the rest of a peaceful day and maybe they will kick something up.  no the boy then i guess needs to check the wind himself and lights one up.   starts playin with his bow  ya know drawing back at everything in the woods  then to my surprise a squirrel starts his way up my tree.   im like omg  ima die here with this kid the bow sees the squirrel and draws back on it.   thats when the kid sees me   walks over and appolgize that he was there i figured the guy that gave me permission to hunt also gave them permission and its not a very large tract of land so i just said o well  went back to the landowners house and told him the story  told me  he hadnt givin permission to anyone else.   well i wish i would have known that when i initialy saw them.      2 make an even longer story short.  the last 2 months ive spent scouting and hanging a stand and knowning the deer here is shot  i pulled my stand told the landowner thank you for letting me hunt but that he probaly wont see me again.   ill just stay behind my house from now on

Got to the area about 5AM and proceeded to blunder around the woods looking for my ladder stand for a half hour. Just when I was starting to think I would have to sit on the ground until it got light, I found it. Climbed up , belted in, got situated. Around 7:15, a doe crossed by, but she was way out at the edge of what I could see. Nothing after that except squirrels and chipmunks. I got down around 9:30 and put up reflective tacks all the way back to the gas line that I walked in on. Funny thing was, my stand wasn't that far in, so I didn't think I needed to mark the trail. Learned my lesson there. I cant go out tonight. Good luck to those who can.

Didnt make it out his morning due to work. In the tree at 3:45 this afternoon and sat til dark. Saw one small doe at 6:30. That was it. Nice to finally get into the woods.

back out at 330 this afternoon and not a thing moven expect skeeters.... warm weather sucks

Got in the stand at 6:15 had a deer walk under me at 6:30 couldnt tell what it was tho. Went out tonight and heard something comin down the hill at me so I got ready. Down the hill comes a doe tongue hanging out of her mouth panting like crazy! She looks over her shoulder and then keeps on running. Then I hear something else coming so I get ready thinking ooooo baby here comes a big un! And down the hill comes a coyote... No a dog... No 2 dogs... No 3 dogs!!! They come up to the bottom of my tree and start barking at me! So by this time Im thinking I might have to shoot one of these d*mn things in order to get home tonight then they just take off after the deer again all 3 dogs had collars or they would be dead right now. And everyone BE CAREFUL OUT THERE AND THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE DOING! A good friend of mines dad was climbing into his stand this morning he put 1 foot on his platform and grabbed a branch to pull himself up but it was dead and broke. He fell almost 20 ft broke 8 ribs his shoulder and bruised his lungs badly! Luckily my good friend, his son, was there to call 911. So just a heads up. Good luck everyone and play it safe!!!

Had a funeral to attend in the morning so did not get out and only saw 4 flattops this evevning.

ORIGINAL: dstewart

  i turn around to find a father and son, IN FULL BLAZE ORANGE

 
WTF...Seriously?????  What morons....This isn't the first day of Rifle..lol...

Six does and a 4 point for me tonight.  None of the shooters made an appearance. :-(((

Saw a few does, 2 foxes, and 2 racoons in the morning. Saw 2 more does after I climbed down at 10am, when I took 2 steps from the tree.
 
Went out again in the evening. Saw nothing.

Slow morning, slow evening. But didn't see another hunter. Realizing how fortunate I am to have the areas to hunt that I do.....good luck.

Had the grandson out for his first try with the bow. He's killed several bucks and doe as a mentored and junior hunter so thought it was too easy and wanted more of a challenge. He had a big doe see him start the draw and a buck step through the shooting lane before he got drawn. I thing he got what he wanted. He was disapointed but excited and can't wait to try again.