Was out in the woods this evening enjoying the beautiful weather. Went to a spot in Loch Raven I don't normally hunt hoping for something different. Well, it was different, had acorns falling and perfect wind for the location. I saw others were hunting the area, so I went into the woods carefully and slowly. I got into the section of woods and didn't see anyone else. Got in my tree and was ready... I was thinking to myself, I haven't hunted here in a long time, and it's hit or miss you if you see others parked in the area, but I would give it a try. I also had in the back of my mind that I had not seen much sign on the way in the woods either. Well, 5:00 pm came and went with only seeing a chipmunk. Then 6:00 pm and I added a single squirrel. Dark came and that was it, no sign of deer, I did push something out of another section of woods on my way out, but it could have been a fox, or raccoon for all I know.
Seems like this year that sections of Loch Raven are on fire, and other areas are literally dead. I wonder what is causing the sharp contrast in population changes...
I plan to get out more this week and this weekend, and this weekend many will be excited about the opening of early muzzleloader season! Should be a good weekend to get a deer!
I wish everyone luck on their hunts this week! Keep us posted on how your hunting season is going!
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