2006 Deer Season Update
I have to say that the 2006 whitetail season has been my best ever. The ironic thing is that I haven't even knocked down a deer yet! We have put a lot of time and effort into developing our new hunting property and it has really paid off. After developing the habitat and planting food plots I have seen over 20 different bucks with 12 of them being nice shooters. We are really starting to hold a lot of deer on a reasonable chuck of land (about 27 acres). It turns out that my tree stand has been one of the most active but also the most difficult to hunt due to its location on the several travel route crossings. Additionally the property is very thick with quite a few berry trees and very heavy cover. This has resulted in my missing 3 different 8 pointers. I missed a nice 8 pointer in late October when my arrow clipped a small branch and deflect just feet in front of a nice buck. I have missed twice on two other 8 pointers with my shotgun. All three shot opportunities where on the same runway and through some very heavy cover. It looks like it is time to move from my tree stand to a ground blind with better shooting lanes
We will have to see how the rest of the season progresses.