Williamsburg Bow Hunter

Well, the third day was a charm. Yesterday morning started out better with a couple of small bucks coming in. Had no idea yesterday afternoon would prove to be so good. The PM hunt started out sort of iffy. I got busted 10 minutes after climbing up. Don’t think it was the wind direction but rather the deer seeing me hooking up my camera equipment. Anyway, a doe and yearling came in about 6:45 and stayed til about 7:30. At about 8:00 things really heated up. A small eight came in followed closely by another pretty good eight pointer. It was only a minute or so before the shooter appeared- obviously the dominant buck. He was followed later by another small buck. I knew immediately the big boy was a shooter. The rest is history! Check the photo gallery for still shots. I’ll have the video uploaded in a day or so. Later…

Day two of bow season and I should have stayed in bed. Another perfect morning- 64 degrees. Man! But I didn’t see a deer. This afternoon wasn’t much better. Temps in mid 80’s, not too bad for August. Actually pretty good I’d say. Not much wind but enough for one to bust me about 7:00. That was all she wrote for me. Got to be a better day coming up. Later…

Man, opening day was a bust, at least for me. Conditions this morning were great- 68 degrees. For August, in Williamsburg County, that’s about as good as it gets. However, the deer must not have liked it because nothing was moving. I saw one deer at a distance. That was it. I expected this afternoon to be better at least as far as deer movement was concerned. Wrong! I didn’t see a deer. Last year I was covered up with bucks on opening afternoon. Well, tomorrow’s another day. Later…

Well all you diehards, this is it – bowhunting eve! They say the only things for certain are death and taxes. I’m adding one more to that list. I WILL be in a tree somewhere when the sun comes up in the morning. The big question is where, and that’s an answer I won’t know for sure until I wake up. Actually it’s down to two stands and the final decision will depend on the wind if there is any first thing. You can be assured I’ll report on the day’s action. Later…