I had originally scheduled the 9th through the 15th off work. Due to a lot of financial issues and the fact that I dont get paid vacation, I knew I couldnt afford to take all that time off. I decided to take friday through monday and have a four day hunt.
Friday looked good, I had high hopes due to the cold weather and the fact that I had a good buck pegged. The sit was pretty much uneventful, A smaller buck came in first thing in the morning, and then a doe passed through around 2:00. At dusk the buck I was waiting for came in. a couple grunts got his attention and he came into my set, but the wind had switched direction and he winded me before he could step out from behind a tree at approximately 18 yards.
I returned home that night to find out that the furnace had broke down again. A bearing had gone out of the blower and threw the belt off. So on saturday morning, instead of hitting the woods, I was elbow deep in my furnace getting the blower, motor assembly out. I removed the bearing but couldnt find any place open to get a new one till monday. So I decided to go to a spot to hunt an evening sit where I had found a huge scrape last week and set up a gamera. I wanted to check the card and hunt the rest of the evening. The scrape turned out to be getting made by a forkhorn, a small six, and several does. The sit was just as uneventful as the pics, didnt see anything all evening.
Woke up yeterday to 30 to 40 mph winds, no way I'm going to sit in a tree in that. Got one more day. The plan was to sit the morning, come into town late morning to get the part for the furnace, put it back together, and head back out for an evening sit.
Woke up this morning to a downpour, and gusting winds. Back to bed. So now I'm sitting here, my hunting clothes in the wash, waiting for the supply house to open. My oldest step daughter is in the hospital, having a baby. I feel kinda like an ass for not being there, but I gotta tell ya, I just cant get excited about this. She isnt even 24 yet, lives on assistance, and this is her 4th child. She had an implanted cotraceptive in but had it removed. I am sure she got pregnant intentionaly to get more benefits from the state.
My hope is that by the time I get the furnace back in order, The weather will clear up a little and I can still get out for an evening sit. I dont now if I want get to the woods to kill a deer or to get my thoughts in order. The holidays are coming and we are broke, my mothers 75th birthday is coming up and we are broke, and there is going to be another grandchild here today that I have seriously mixed feelings about. I know it isnt the babys fault, but there are still some major issues and a lot of hard feelings between my daughter and myself.
Friday looked good, I had high hopes due to the cold weather and the fact that I had a good buck pegged. The sit was pretty much uneventful, A smaller buck came in first thing in the morning, and then a doe passed through around 2:00. At dusk the buck I was waiting for came in. a couple grunts got his attention and he came into my set, but the wind had switched direction and he winded me before he could step out from behind a tree at approximately 18 yards.
I returned home that night to find out that the furnace had broke down again. A bearing had gone out of the blower and threw the belt off. So on saturday morning, instead of hitting the woods, I was elbow deep in my furnace getting the blower, motor assembly out. I removed the bearing but couldnt find any place open to get a new one till monday. So I decided to go to a spot to hunt an evening sit where I had found a huge scrape last week and set up a gamera. I wanted to check the card and hunt the rest of the evening. The scrape turned out to be getting made by a forkhorn, a small six, and several does. The sit was just as uneventful as the pics, didnt see anything all evening.
Woke up yeterday to 30 to 40 mph winds, no way I'm going to sit in a tree in that. Got one more day. The plan was to sit the morning, come into town late morning to get the part for the furnace, put it back together, and head back out for an evening sit.
Woke up this morning to a downpour, and gusting winds. Back to bed. So now I'm sitting here, my hunting clothes in the wash, waiting for the supply house to open. My oldest step daughter is in the hospital, having a baby. I feel kinda like an ass for not being there, but I gotta tell ya, I just cant get excited about this. She isnt even 24 yet, lives on assistance, and this is her 4th child. She had an implanted cotraceptive in but had it removed. I am sure she got pregnant intentionaly to get more benefits from the state.
My hope is that by the time I get the furnace back in order, The weather will clear up a little and I can still get out for an evening sit. I dont now if I want get to the woods to kill a deer or to get my thoughts in order. The holidays are coming and we are broke, my mothers 75th birthday is coming up and we are broke, and there is going to be another grandchild here today that I have seriously mixed feelings about. I know it isnt the babys fault, but there are still some major issues and a lot of hard feelings between my daughter and myself.