Saturday marked only my 3rd day in the deer woods this fall. 1 month down and I still don't have anything to show for it. Once on the hunting property I changed into my hunting clothes and sprayed myself down with "Dead Down Wind." I was about 15 minutes later than I wanted to be getting to my tree and climbing into the stand. This was my first time in the tree stand. Once I climbed up 20 feet and secured myself and all my gear I sat down and surveyed the surroundings. I let our a coupld of fawn bleats. I listened. I watched. I noticed there was frost on the leaves around me and realized my toes were cold. I was wearing uninsulated boots with only one pair of socks.
After a little while I broke out my Bible and started reading Judges. I've never read that book but I had read all the previous books so it seemed the right one. Then the sun started heating up the frost and there was a stead drip of water in the woods for the next 20 minutes.
At one point I surveyed the landscape and I saw a doe about 150 yards away. She was walking by a mineral lick and another tree stand location I have on the hill to the north of where I was.
After 5 hours I came down. I had honeydos to do for the rest of the afternoon.
It was a good day.