Didn't have cell phone service yesterday afternoon but I wanted to post this ...
I settled in around 2:30 PM about 20 ft up my tree overlooking a food plot. I was facing out over the plot on the edge of a hardwoods pocket at the base of a mountain. The cloud cover was fairly thick and it was getting dark pretty fast. Fog had begun to settle in and I could hear squirrels and turkeys in the area.
About 4:30 PM I hear a crunch probably 15 yards behind me. I froze and waited ... A few seconds later the whole danged woods on either side of me and behind me lit up with deer. They were right on me so I couldn't move. Two fawns came right up to my tree and started sniffing every spot where I'd layed my gear down while setting up. A large doe, obviously their mamma, had stopped about 20 yards to my left, in a thicket area and she was watching me like a hawk. I couldn't move or I'd surely scare them off so I did the only thing I could do ... I sat there and watched these beautiful critters all around me rooting around in the leaves while the mamma stood there diligently watching me intently.
After 5 or 10 minutes I decided that I'd better at least try to get a shot. I started moving very slowly to swing my bow towards that mamma doe. Nope, she immediately started stomping her front left hoof. Within 2 seconds all I could see was white flags running back up the mountain.
Not a kill but certainly a successful hunt, I loved just sitting there watching them. I don't wanna derail this LFTT so I'll post a thread to see what yall's ideas on what to do in this situation are.
Good luck and be safe!
Rocket out
