This year has been a roller coaster for me. As many know, I started the year out by losing my #1 hunting spot. The old man wasn't doing well, so they sold the farm. Some jackasses from grove city bought the peice and hunt it with about 5 to 6 guys. So I turned to our other spot. Just down the road basically, and started scouting and hanging stands. Taylor and my brother both helped hang some nice sets for the rut, located on shelved with narrow pinch points. Going into late October, i had confidence. So u had vacation coming up the last week of October and I intended on hunting hard. It was Wednesday October 28th or so, and I was setting in the set Taylor and I hung. A few does funneled through, and as I was about to get done I see a buck walking to my left. Long story short, he came in 30 yards, I ranged him wrong and hit low. After many days and miles of tracking. No deer. So I was rock bottom. No confidence, no nothing. And to top it off. The land owner had a group of morons come off and hunt a
2 weeks later. These guys were walking around by all my stands, talking, yelling, riding 4wheelers..all in perfect timing for the rut. So off ruled the year a dud, pack er up. A few days later my dad's buddy that I used to always turkey hunt with got ahold of me and asked if I wanted to hunt with him. My dad and I helped him hand 3 stands where he hunts. Which is actually right next door to Taylor's land. This guy consistently shoots big deer out of this land. So hesitantly, I say yes.
2 weeks later. These guys were walking around by all my stands, talking, yelling, riding 4wheelers..all in perfect timing for the rut. So off ruled the year a dud, pack er up. A few days later my dad's buddy that I used to always turkey hunt with got ahold of me and asked if I wanted to hunt with him. My dad and I helped him hand 3 stands where he hunts. Which is actually right next door to Taylor's land. This guy consistently shoots big deer out of this land. So hesitantly, I say yes.