Great detailed write up and associated photos. Way to grind until the end. Effort is always rewarded in some form. I really appreciate these type of hunt summaries. They are entertaining and educational. Good job!
I had a professional forester who was an avid deer hunter tell me many years age to pay attention to interior edges in the timber. Examples would be old clear cut edges and old fields that are succeding to woodlands. He said they would be buck magnets in November and I agree.
Im a few weeks out from serious garden harvesting in the midwest. Bone dry right now. This is the first time in a long time that I have had to water in June.
Several years back i shot in a sporting clays league during mid to late summer. That fall was the best I've ever shot at waterfowl and upland birds. Now, i rarely shoot prior to dove and early duck season and do all right. If i miss a few birds it is almost always due to not having my cheek down...