As I sit here in the rain securing my spot, listening to the coyotes a few hundred yards away, I’m thinking I just don’t care that much anymore! I used to be up a tree asleep by 3-30 but have gotten lazier with age and children. Rarely ever use a stand anymore and definitely don’t get in the woods that early, but recently have had a guy beat me to one of my favorite spots a few times. A place that I’ve rarely seen anybody hunt in the past several years. Been sitting here since 3:30 just to prove a point to a guy that probably won’t even show up today! For the guys that hunt public land, what’s the earliest you get in the woods? And turkey season doesn’t count because I do just about anything for a hot one!