Got drawn for Area 14, gun hunt 27-29Oct. Group of 3, I was the only one with a point. Camping at Piney.
Actually pretty excited about it. Despite not having the best track record, I put in specifically for 14.
My family settled in LBL long before the lakes were built and land taken and homes bulldozed and communities destroyed.
I did some map recon, found some family names labeled in 14, and confirmed with my grandma (who grew up in LBL) that a specific hollow belonged to her mom's side.
Maybe not the best hunt I'll have this year, but I get to hunt the woods that generations of my family hunted and the fields they farmed. Might not see a deer, but this'll be a meaningful hunt for me