So, how did it go ?

Morning....Wet, Windy.

Afternoon. Went in to a quick access stand as my son had a football game till 5. Wanted to check a spot to take my son some night this week. Set up by 5:20. Walked past two Guys (ended up being kids) Sitting on logs with blaze orange on and regular bows and the wind blowing 20, straight from them to the bedding area. No big deal, went 300 yards down the edge to my stand and set up (no cars parked within a half mile by the way). 6:30 here comes a guy charging down the edge of the field screaming about how stupid I am and why in the HeII would I come in the woods that late, and this is the problem with archery and his kids had deer coming to them and I screwed up thier hunt.

He left. I had a doe and two fawns and a button buck inside 5 yards by 7pm. When I walked out, there were 6 deer out in the field within 30 yards of where his kids were set up. Should have stayed put buddy.

All I can say is I shoulda cut that apple tree down years ago. Once again, just like last year, that apple hosed me on a shooter. Had a nice 7 pt. 9 yards from me and couldnt get a clean shot. Needless to say, I'm on my way out there with a chain saw. Definately better days coming. Last year it was a brute 9 point.

A total washout in southern Washington County.  Never stepped into the woods.  Stood on the porch of camp, alternating between staring at the sideways rain and the radar on TV.  
 
 

Much better than I had expected given the weather forecast.  No rain falling as I made my way to the chosen stand for the morning.  After a few tense moments with a sow and three cubs up a hickory tree in the pitch black, I was still alive to continue the walk.  Delayed by the encounter, it was nearly daylight by the time I reach stand.  Rain opened up shortly after I secured the porta roof above me.  Wind picked up around 8:30.  One doe emerged at 30 yards just when a gust blew across my back.  Needless to say that ended quickly.  Left stand at 11:00.

Evening plan was much simpler.  Get between deer and apples and hope the wind doesn't ruin things.  Glad I arrived at stand when I did at 4:30 as the first deer showed up around 5:00.  Took them 20 minutes to survey the area and commit.  Picked out the largest doe of the three and waited patiently for the right moment.  Finally as I was cramping in frozen position for over 10 minutes she turned broadside.  Arrow flew, pass through, little high and back.  Just after I shot, the sky opened up.  Worried about losing sign, I decided to track after only 35 minutes.  I was confident of the shot and also wanted to take advantage of the daylight.  Not a drop of blood.  Had me worried, second guessing the shot. Fortunately she didn't go far, barely 50 yards.  Only blood was a blood smear on the side of a tree and I didn't see that until I was dragging her out.

With meat in the freezer all the pressure is off to work on the bucks.  The weather may have been depressing, but don't tell the deer that.  After the shot, I saw no less than 5 more.  Cousin sitting about 200 yards from me saw a few more that couldn't have been the same ones.

Ugly, nasty, rainy, snowy, wind swirling, miserble day. Not the usual bug buzzing,biting opening day. Still got 6 weeks to hunt.

No ,although at times they think they are God, they have not gotten restrictions on the weather yet.

Even though I bagged the afternoon (only saw one button buck from the stand in the AM and was done by 9:15am when the rain started), I was wishing I was in the stand in the PM even with the crappy weather. Visited the inlaws north of Cranberry near Evans City and on the way home at 6:50pm, there were deer everywhere in all the nearby farm fields. Counted over 30 on our drive home before it got too dark to see.

Congrats 313 ! Don't know how I missed your post went back and read it. Sounds like you had a great day and a deer for the freezer was icing on the cake. Good luck buck hunting.

They were moving this evening as soon as the rain quit this evening.

I saw a dam nice shooter, 2 smaller bucks and 11 other doe this evening.  One of the doe(hoagie-size) took a 2-blade Rage in the first half hour of the hunt.

Ironhed

saterday morning was a wash. evening hunt saw a four point and a small 7 point feeding together at about 6pm. around a half hour later had a spike at 20 yards. saw multiple does in field walking out. a buddy shot a big doe last night and know of a 8point and a big 11point shot in ohio last night. wish i didn't have to work 16hours yesterday, everyone i talked to saw deer last night.

Congrats to the successful hunters....

I only heard of a junior hunter getting a very nice 10 pointer near Brockway and one antlerless on a nearby farm ......

Three does tonight.  Too far. 

Lumenocks rule....(Actually I like the Nockturnals) but either one is cool.

Oats/clover.

Saw 5 doe and 2 buck(small) this evening.  Nothing in range.

Ironhed

Ironhed