Yesterdays hunt had us in position at first light.  It had rained during the night and all the dust was settled really nice.  Deer were not everywhere, but enough to keep us from “bobble heading”.  We saw a total of 34 deer, all does and fawns.  No bucks were seen anywhere.

Most of the camps that were in the area when we were camped and hunting were gone.  It is hard to imagine the deer were held up so tightly while we were up there as long as we were, but they sure seemed to be out and about yesterday.  Just goes to show you, they are where you find them.

We hit a new area to reconnoiter it for future hunting, but it proved disappointing.  The area is full of tall sage, which leads me to believe there are deer there, but we did not see much sign.  Lots of antelope were in the area and we did see one doe deer and two different coyotes.  The coyotes eluded us, but we were trying to gun them both.  The area had a very long and well maintained dirt road and some day I will get back on it and see where it leads.

Today is a rest up day after yesterdays 3:15 a.m. to 10 p.m. day.  Maybe another hunting day tomorrow….after all it is the last day of the 2011 muzz season.  My little puppy has to go if I go.  He gets too frustrated not having me around a few hours each day…and mom goes crazy trying to fend him off with his craziness.  It is not a good thing to come home to after a long day in the forest.

Bears Butt

Oct. 2011