Deer Day 6 - WED 18 DEC
Well, it is muzzleloader season in Indiana. And after a brief 9 days in Cancun, I am back out in the woods. We don't need any more deer for us. I am hunting a nice doe to turn into salami for gifts. As Indiana rules go, you are allowed ONE buck for the entire year. It can come by any legal method, but you only get one. Me? I already shot a buck so no more for me. So out I go on a 30F (-1C) evening with plenty of wind. I stay on the top at Marshall's and walk along the Bailey property line. I jump a small 6-pt buck on Bailey's N end and he runs N into the Killing Finger. Hopefully he hasn't pushed any does out! I get to the finger N of Bailey but S of the Killing Finger and post up overlooking a ravine, the bottoms, and the Killing Finger. And I wait. For the first 90 minutes I see nothing but squirrels and a single rabbit. Then, four bucks walk out and feed S of the Killing Finger (in the cornfield across the ...