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Russell Graves - Believes whitetails shouldn't be photographed in the back of a truck with their tongue hanging out.
Location - Texas
Brian Strickland - Has 369,518 acres of land that you can hunt on. Call him at (555) 281-HUNT.
Location - Colorado
Tony Hansen - Is pretty confident Michigan will release at least 300,000 archers into the woods this fall.
Location - Michigan
Jake Fagan - He's really just here to hang out, so don't mind him.
Location - Georgia
Will Brantley - Loves hunting in a dorag because it makes him look Ramboish. Some may call it Little Man Syndrome.
Location - Tennessee
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Finding Solitude
After arriving Saturday evening, ranch owner Mike Schmid drove me around his piece of paradise, and needless to say I was more than impressed. It seemed around every corner and through every canyon there were whitetails, and some super nice bucks to boot. In fact, during the short drive we took at dusk I easily saw over a hundred deer.
Sunday morning could not come to soon. With the season not opening until Monday, it would be a day of scouting and hanging a few stands. This was one of the main reasons I I'm hunting with Mike's operation. It's a do-it-yourself type hunt and I'm all about that. Mike guided me to some sweet spots and I hung the stands. This is my kind of hunt!
Needless to say, when Monday morning arrived I didn't have to wait for my alarm to rustle me out of bed. Come shooting light I was in my stand, Hoyt in hand, ready for the parade to begin; and indeed it did!. It was like a faucet opened up shortly after daylight. Well over 35 deer passed under my stand, and a good many of them were bucks. Although a nice 5X5 and 4X4 passed within spitting distance of my perch, they still needed a year or two before I would send some carbon their way. It really was the perfect morning of whitetail hunting, and not one I will soon forget.
That afternoon I hunted the edge of an alfalfa field that I had seen over 45 deer spill into the previous evening while scouting. Although I saw good numbers of deer, as well as a stud 5X4, none passed near my stand. It was still a great night to be in the woods. Who knows, tomorrow may bring with it a released arrow.
Stay tuned!
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