Went out this morning and not ten minutes in the tree stand and I had a black bear scoff at me. I couldn't see it though because it was still dark. I listened to it rummage about for twenty minutes or so before it got out of range of my ears. I heard other movement in the woods, but again, I just could not see anything. Again, I didn't use any attractors this morning. I'm going back out after lunch probably back to my tree stand but will make a few mock scrapes and put out a doe estros stick or two...and see what happens.
Was damp and chilly in the stand this morning even though the temp was supposedly above 50. It's 58 right now according to WeatherBug...but the dampness makes it feel much cooler.
Later I tried using the estros but I realized once I got up into my tree stand that it was a little closer to the tree than I wanted it. I left it though…I don’t think it mattered either way at that point. I anxiously sat still for three hours, the only critter scurrying about was my little buddy Grey, the red squirrel that visits me in my stand, as he was trying to defend his territory from some of his neighbors. At dark I called it quits.
Was damp and chilly in the stand this morning even though the temp was supposedly above 50. It's 58 right now according to WeatherBug...but the dampness makes it feel much cooler.
Later I tried using the estros but I realized once I got up into my tree stand that it was a little closer to the tree than I wanted it. I left it though…I don’t think it mattered either way at that point. I anxiously sat still for three hours, the only critter scurrying about was my little buddy Grey, the red squirrel that visits me in my stand, as he was trying to defend his territory from some of his neighbors. At dark I called it quits.
