Well deer season was somewhat disappointing. The first 3 day season although I saw a lot of deer, they were all too far away for a shot. I did see one Buck for all of about 2 seconds for about 60 yards through the woods. The first season ended without a harvest. The second season was going to be a little cooler and the weather a little better so I was hopeful that my luck would change. The first day started off with seeing several deer but all were on the east side of the ditch which is about 15 feet across and about 8 feet deep full to the brim with back water from the 4 inches of rain we got the 3 days before the second season. Rain and backwaters usually end up messing up one of the seasons. At around 2pm on the first day after seeing deer across the ditch I decided to take a shot at one. A nice doe eased up the the edge of the ditch with 3 other does. I placed my dot at 60 yards just on the top edge of her shoulder blade and squeezed off a shot. She dropped in her tracks but in my mind I was thinking, great now we got to get her from across the ditch. Just then I heard a splash and then saw a doe run by the stand at about 20 yards and stop. I wondered if this might be one of the accompanying does but after looking over the doe I saw a reddish spot just above and just back of her right shoulder blade after a few seconds she shuttered and was going down. The shot passed through and exited left groin area in in the deer's left thigh. The does that were with her all scattered in different directions and my water soaked doe was on the ground. My doe had delivered herself across the ditch herself. Of the luck I was to have this season that was about it. The next 2 days I sat in a deer stand from 6am until 4pm and saw all sorts of does except for a button buck and another buck for a couple seconds at about 80 yards out. Over the season I bet I saw anywhere from 15 to 20 deer every day but hardly any bucks. I still have a tag to fill so we will see about the late antler-less season but we will see how the weather will be.
