Cory and I have both been quite busy lately with our jobs so this post is a bit late, but hey, better late than never! We did, however, get out together with the camera on Saturday October 17th for a day of hunting. Waking up around 4 a.m., we got everything packed up into the truck and off we headed to the area Cory hunted the afternoon before on Butner-Falls of Neuse gamelands (see his blog entry from Thursday for the lowdown on that hunt). It was a beautiful morning at that time with temperatures about 60 degrees but we stuck with our decision that we would use the ground blind as there was a very high chance of rain later in the morning.
We arrived to the parking area around 5:30 and started our hike in to our spot, flashlights guiding the way. After finding a spot that we thought was a good location for the blind we had some difficulty setting the blind up (So much easier to set those things up in a lighted garage!). Thankfully we got in with plenty of time before sunrise so this did not cost us any hunting time. Once everything was set up and the blind was brushed in as best as possible, we got all the camera equipment, bows and chairs into the blind and started our wait.
Soon after we got settled in the blind, the sun came above the horizon; unfortunately the heavens also opened up and the rain came! It rained a good part of the day and we were not seeing much wildlife at all. After a couple hours, around 10 a.m., we decided to leave the blind and do some slow stalking and see if we could spot some deer out and about feeding or maybe even ease up on one bedded down. As luck would have it, the deer didn't want to cooperate too well, but we did find a new area to check out later in the season along with persimmon trees loaded with fruit the deer had been checking frequently (Fresh tracks told us we set up that morning on the wrong arm of the lake at that parcel of land). I had to be back home by 1 p.m. as my girlfriend and I had dinner plans with some family, so around noon we headed out of the woods without even seeing a deer.
Even though we saw no deer it was still a great day of hunting since a day in the woods is better than any day in the office in my opinion! We got some good footage as well as good practice with the ground blind and the camera so all in all it was a good day and one that I'll be looking forward to again in the near future! Now if I can only get off of work early one day during this week in time to setup next to those persimmon trees for an afternoon hunt...
-Paul Nicolucci
We arrived to the parking area around 5:30 and started our hike in to our spot, flashlights guiding the way. After finding a spot that we thought was a good location for the blind we had some difficulty setting the blind up (So much easier to set those things up in a lighted garage!). Thankfully we got in with plenty of time before sunrise so this did not cost us any hunting time. Once everything was set up and the blind was brushed in as best as possible, we got all the camera equipment, bows and chairs into the blind and started our wait.
Soon after we got settled in the blind, the sun came above the horizon; unfortunately the heavens also opened up and the rain came! It rained a good part of the day and we were not seeing much wildlife at all. After a couple hours, around 10 a.m., we decided to leave the blind and do some slow stalking and see if we could spot some deer out and about feeding or maybe even ease up on one bedded down. As luck would have it, the deer didn't want to cooperate too well, but we did find a new area to check out later in the season along with persimmon trees loaded with fruit the deer had been checking frequently (Fresh tracks told us we set up that morning on the wrong arm of the lake at that parcel of land). I had to be back home by 1 p.m. as my girlfriend and I had dinner plans with some family, so around noon we headed out of the woods without even seeing a deer.
Even though we saw no deer it was still a great day of hunting since a day in the woods is better than any day in the office in my opinion! We got some good footage as well as good practice with the ground blind and the camera so all in all it was a good day and one that I'll be looking forward to again in the near future! Now if I can only get off of work early one day during this week in time to setup next to those persimmon trees for an afternoon hunt...
-Paul Nicolucci
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