BLACK POWDER OPENER FOR 2011

We woke to wet conditions. It was not promising for a day in the deer stand. Some did make their way out and had some success.

            I was out during the afternoon session with my daughter, Ramona, accompanying me. We were greatly entertained by the local bird life but didn’t see any deer until just about 15-20 minutes before sunset.
            We had erected a ground blind at the end of one clearing and sat watching the changing weather as we waited for deer to appear. There was rain, wind, clouds and a dropping thermometer during the two and half hours we were there.



(view from our blind)

            As I said, we saw bluejays, robins, chickadees, crows and a ruffed grouse during the afternoon. We had chickadees about two feet outside the window of our blind.

            When the deer finally did appear, they came out about 125 yards distance and then like often happens, they turned and headed straight away from us. This was slightly farther than I wanted my daughter to shoot and so we watched three different deer as they made their way down an old grass filled road toward a distant apple tree.

            It was still a good time hunting and look forward to getting out again this week.