Last year was my first year hunting and I found this cool little patch of state land in Coyle that was small, but had 4 clearcuts of different age, and was about a half mile behind a golf course. The only entrance took you across private timber that was closed, or you could bushwack in through some really dense stuff about a mile.
Well, i scouted a few times, even missed a black bear in august there, then during season, invited a new friend to go with me. He shot a beautiful 3x3 within his first hour of hunting in his life, with my borrowed rifle. It was awesome. We looked up how to field dress, and how to skin, on youtube right there in the field and did what the video said. I'll never forget it. Never saw another buck in that area. Heard one once, tried to stalk him, but he ran off grunting and snorting.
I'm really excited about my buddy tagging out though. It was really a blast, and I wasn't really worried about it. I got to practice some stalking on does later, and had a great time ever day that I went out. Can't wait for this year!
