60 degrees. A NNW wind. Hickory nuts and acorns falling. It was a perfect morning to start out the 2011 deer hunting season here in North Carolina at Alcoa Gamelands, except for the whole not seeing a deer thing. But hunting is not always about killing or even seeing the quarry you are after, at least in my view. It's about enjoying the thing you love and getting back into nature. And boy did it feel good to be back in the woods, bow in hand.
Unfortunately I was only able to get video of the hunt via my Go Pro since I left my camera arm at home. Along with my binoculars! Oh well, there are 4 months of deer season left for me to get plenty of footage. It would have been nice to record in better audio my exchange with a "deer". A "deer" that at first I thought was just a tree creaking before I realized it was one bleating. A "deer" that turned out to be another hunter after I saw his blind above where I sat while I walked out. For some reason this guy didn't notify me he was setup there when I walked in right at the break of dawn, otherwise I would have went further down the oak ridge or possibly a few hundred yards past him to the edge of a clearcut. Oh well, at least it made for an interesting morning thinking that I had a whole herd of deer 50 yards behind me and in a spot I couldn't see.
Now the real hunting starts next week as cooler temps are supposed to be moving in on Friday and I'll actually be going on an evening hunt, which are way more successful for me in September and October. Did any of you NC guys and gals have any luck on Saturday?
-C.B.
Unfortunately I was only able to get video of the hunt via my Go Pro since I left my camera arm at home. Along with my binoculars! Oh well, there are 4 months of deer season left for me to get plenty of footage. It would have been nice to record in better audio my exchange with a "deer". A "deer" that at first I thought was just a tree creaking before I realized it was one bleating. A "deer" that turned out to be another hunter after I saw his blind above where I sat while I walked out. For some reason this guy didn't notify me he was setup there when I walked in right at the break of dawn, otherwise I would have went further down the oak ridge or possibly a few hundred yards past him to the edge of a clearcut. Oh well, at least it made for an interesting morning thinking that I had a whole herd of deer 50 yards behind me and in a spot I couldn't see.
Now the real hunting starts next week as cooler temps are supposed to be moving in on Friday and I'll actually be going on an evening hunt, which are way more successful for me in September and October. Did any of you NC guys and gals have any luck on Saturday?
-C.B.
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