Bonus Gun Weekend

We've gone from highs in the 20's to 55 degree pouring rain and now we're headed back to the 20's again.  On Saturday evening I hunted the driveway stand in the warn rain. I passed on two nice does at 30 yards at last light.  Sunday morning, following 2" of rain and a cold front, it was treacherous getting into a stand.  I first went to the pond and then decided it wasn't wise to climb those long steep stairs covered in ice.  So I moved over to the main field - not much better but a landing to break my fall.

The fields are completely iced over so I took a walk in the woods trying to make something move.  No luck.  I keep finding this scat on the pond stand landing near the bat house.  Could a bird be leaving this or do you think a coon is coming up here? 20' up.

Camera tour before the rain and freeze.

 I still have the turkey blind out looking down this field edge.

 This 10 point has been around all season.  You can get a pretty good look at his width in this shot.

 A few small guys showing on camera in daylight.

 Another mutant of sorts?

 Blurry but 2 bucks?

 Itchy.

 Three little guys.

 Does.

Single spike.

Coyote carcass untouched by his friends or others.  Has been pretty well frozen.

Back to Archery for a Week

 It's been in the 20's and there is ice on the pond.

The little pond is frozen over.  I spent an evening in the pond stand.  There was a doe in the field when I walked out at 3:00.  A small button buck also came out for the last hour of light.

 Sunday morning I decided to stay warm and watch the sun rise from the kitchen.

 Winter fleet exercises. I got all of these running in the cold weather.

 This lineup took special efforts - battery charger etc.  One of the atv's never ran and needs a new battery.

 I finally got the card out of the drone.  Eric, Tommy and I flew it during gun week.

 I also took a video.  You can view it here Drone fly over on Dec 5  I have been running the camera aperture wide open to make viewing easier on the Iphone while flying.  It leaves the video/photos a little washed out.

Looking over barn stand down into the Carters Run Valley.

Tommy helping me fly it as I lower it down toward us.

 He got a little nervous and went to Daddy.

Gun season - carrying my microwavable hot seat.  It was a gift from Joan and this was the first time I used it.  It was great and now I can't find it.

A few images on the cameras.

 Mutant Jr.  Gone but not forgotten.

Bonus gun weekend next week.  They do seem to be hitting the fields more since it got cold.