Wife and I got up early and did 7.5mi and 2000vert. Saw 2 small bulls, no bucks. Shot long last night right at the end of shooting light. More hunting season prep chores this afternoon. Better take advantage of the last few days of this Indian Summer weather
I made it back home yesterday afternoon. Got in a couple miles and a quick leg workout this morning. Had a fun trip, no deer were harmed but it was nice to get away for a while and hunt a new area!!
Got home last night. We had a great trip; my buddy killed a buck and a doe in the same herd. I was looking for something big and finally found him Sunday evening. The lone buck was on a mission and we couldn't catch him. Turned out he slipped off the property we were hunting onto some winter wheat with a dozen does waiting for him—can't say I blame him
We hiked in the dark the next morning and he was still in the wheat fields; gave him several hours but he never returned. Snuck on a few different bunches, but no big bucks—next year!
25-ish miles with a lot of up/down w/ a 20-ish lb pack; few those miles with 50-ish lb packs.
first day of the fall in the 50's so broke out the 1000g boots for a trial run to make sure they're ready for the mountains next month. May have been a little too soon