It was pretty lean today. I was hoping to glass over 20 bucks a day LOL. Didn't even really get to try out my new glass, withthe fog so thick. The good thing about today was if you could see a deer, it was already within bow range. The highlite of the day happened fairly quickly at 9 this morning. I spotted a does ears looking at me at about 20 yards. She continued passed me with two more does. I watched them without moving. THe fog was just starting to come in. I figured I should wait 10 minutes and see if there were any bucks in tow. I waited then took about 5 steps. I heard a crunch and I froze. A buck came up ove the rise through the moutnain laurel at about 20 feet. He walked right by me, picked up the does tracks and continued on. He was a 3x1 . I tried to slip my camera out, but by the time I let him pass, he was on his way and disappeared into the fog. The fog came in real thick at this point. I was contempleating what to do when I heard another deer coming. It was within 20 feet and I couldn't see him. I heard him grunt, so know it was a buck. He disappeared right after the others. I thought to myself holy moly maybe I out to sit here for a few minutes. The fog lifted and I spotted another doe. Then it was pea soup again. After that is was pretty much solid all day with rain. ALl good, I pray its snow up high. Found more sign than I thought I might, but still not many deer. Now I am trying to figure out whether to hunt the local bucks and hope a big one escaped, pack into the moutnains and go after them, or hunt the middle country and hope that some have migrated in even though there hasn't been much weather. Rain or snow, I hope the fog is gone tomorrow. I like hunting in patchy fog, probably my fave, but not this solid crap.
3 bucks ID, one not...only 9 doe
