My wife actually had her pager go off last night and I figured my morning was a wash, but she came home at 2am after completing her task and told me I should still go out and that she'd be fine running on coffee for the day.
I got into my stand an hour before sunrise and took in the morning. By 9am, I was actually feeling a little bad for leaving my wife at home with the kids after five hours of sleep or so, so I was getting ready to leave. I was placing my call lanyard around my neck, as it had been hanging on a branch beside my stand and as I was doing so, I caught something in my peripheral vision. Sure enough, a doe had snuck into the field while I was packing up and she was staring right at me. She bounded to the other side of the field, not alarmingly, but I think she was a little confused regarding what I was.
I thought that if deer were moving currently, that I'd sit for another half an hour. Sure enough, two does and two fawns made their way up the side of a corn field and the lead doe walked right into my shooting lane at 30 yards. The fletchings buried into her side and she worked the arrow out somewhere while she was running. I never did find it. Watch your step munch.
That's the season for me. Got out twice, saw deer both times, took the first shot opportunity. If I had another tag, my wife would probably put it around my toe.
But, that being said, get this...she had the garage cleaned out for me when I got home. She's awesome.Good luck to everyone for the rest of the season.
