Williamsburg Bow Hunter

Well, I haven’t released an arrow yet. Haven’t actually come close except for the wide 19″ buck I’ve passed on twice. His tines are weak to say the least. However, I’ve decided not to pass on him again. Of course that means I won’t see him again! Movement will be picking up soon. Remember, September 25th is moving day ( the bucks will start moving ). If you don’t believe me just ask Charles Ruth. Later…

Had a pretty good sit this afternoon. Temps were in the lower 80s with a little breeze- quite comfortable. Of course, I’m still hunting in shorts! A number of does came in around 6:30 followed by a cowhorn buck I’d seen before. Then in came the wide 7pt. He’s 19 inches wide but has weak tines. I passed him earlier when he was in full velvet because he was traveling with a nice 8pter. The 8 hung up and never came in. This time he was alone but I still passed on him. He’s still a fairly young deer. Not sure I’ll pass on him again, especially if I haven’t struck by then. A video of this hunt is up. Later…

Well the season is just a little over a week old and I’ve already had a missed opportunity. I’ve been getting pictures of two bucks traveling together. One is wide but no tine length but the other one is not very wide but tall and has good mass- I want to shoot him. They came in yesterday morning, well almost. The wide one did come in and I could have shot him but the other one kept hanging back. I think he busted me or at least saw something he didn’t like. He never would come in and finally snorted a few times and then the two of them just walked off. Hopefully they’ll be back. You can view the video in “Deer-2014”. Later…

Well, I guess you would say my season has opened with a fizzle. A lot of hope based on many good trail cam photos of nice bucks has not translated into shot opportunities. I’ve been up four times so far and seen two small bucks. However, I remain optimistic! Later…