My last hunt

Tomorrow in the morning will be my last hunt of the 2009 season. I might not have shot anything to put in a starving persons stomach which I feel bad about because I had a few opportunities that I passed on...if you remember I usually donate my deer to the FHFH..Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry, but I did feel I learned from all of my failures and will move on to next season.

Even though without a doubt I always felt I was set up properly, I never did see the monster buck walk under my stand, go by my setup blind, or ambush point. I felt that any given moment a deer would step out and I would get my chance. However, a meatless freezer is my proof that nothing of measurable antler size deer came by. How many others did the same thing? I bet a lot.

Hunters in the NW Indiana area will definitely be anticipating next years season. Hopefully the weather cooperates and the corn will be taken out before the deer rutting season.

Tomorrow, my philosophy is ...."if it's brown, it's down." Any doe or buck that walks within 30 yards will be taken.

Happy Birthday GRANDMA G

Enjoy your day!

Here are some pictures of today's outdoor adventures:





Dancer's wet gloves...funny!









Since it snowed over the night, we decided to play in the snow....The snow was alittle dry, but we did manage to make a decent snowball...just not large snow ball types for a huge snowman. Hunter and Dancer became cold very fast so we were only out there for 20 minutes tops...which was okay by me because I forgot to bring a hat and gloves.

No skill

I'm finding that when I believe I might have the perfect setup...good wind direction..so on and so forth...I just don't have any luck or maybe it's just that I don't have the skills to be a good whitetail hunter. But it is very depressing..all these years...no trophy, alot of good memories and peaceful times, but nothing hanging on my wall.

another try...

Going later today...fresh snow on the ground...deer hungry...I must sit by corn field or beans...I'm going to try corn this evening. I'll keep you posted....this has to be the day!!!!!

Okay the craziness..

People obviously know the passion of deer hunters because I just woke up to my alarm 15 minutes ago...while most are sleeping, hunters are sitting in the woods waiting for daybreak....but they have to get out there early so as to not alarm the deer. I usually get out there 1 hour before "shooting" time. THIS is IT!

Last day

Tomorrow is the last day of Muzzleloader season...will it be the day?

Faith, love and.....

No I haven't forgotten about this blog, it's just that I haven't had much to say about my hunting ordeals. It has been without a doubt the slowest deer hunting season on record. Not just for my sake, but for all seasoned hunters as well; they have not witnessed the deer move like they have had in previous years. We (my hunting friends) have tried to figure it out. Is it because of the weather? Rainy? Unseasonably warm? Deer movement in the night rather than at daybreak, or dusk? Standing corn?

A lot of hunters thought it was the last question...Corn. A bunch of corn was standing late into the 2009 year because of the rain and the cost of drying the corn in bins, the farmers let it stand, creating great cover for the deer. The deer really never had to move far from the corn. They had everything they needed right in the cover of the corn....food from the corn, water from the puddles in the rows of corn, and acres upon acres of standing cover.

But after the rain had dwindled, the corn had been harvested, still no signs of deer movement. Why!! (Notice I exclaimed that not questioned the Why!) The deer are perplexing creatures...they outsmarted a great many hunters this year.

Deer season is not over...I have a few more weeks left. After most have put away their guns, waiting for another season, I will be sitting anxiously with my bow in arms, hoping that the MONSTER buck will walk under my stand! I have faith that I will see a big buck; I love the outdoors even if it's below freezing, and HOPE that one day I will be lucky enough to say I outwitted, outlasted, and outplayed a mature whitetail!