Mike Belt
Well-Known Member
My last stand went back to the shed today, all my gear is unpacked and put away, the wheeler is parked in the garage, and my rifle is cleaned and back in the safe. Not until that is done am I officially through for the season... and it's done. I haven't made it to the woods in 2018. I'm still thawing out from my last trip the end of December. I can't say this has been one of my better seasons. Surgery prevented hunting during archery and muzzleloader. I didn't get to start until after rifle opener. I never got to do much scouting. I picked up a few nice bucks on camera but no biggies. I saw a couple of nice bucks that would have been legal per our size limits but they just didn't impress me enough to squeeze the trigger. I put a couple of deer in the freezer. I didn't see many deer when I did hunt and saw 0 rutting action around my stand sites. I did make it to the woods a few times though and that's enough to be thankful about. Now to wait out the next 9 months or so for it to roll around again. Hopefully I'll fare better next time.