Went to the cabin again, by myself, Fri - Sun! Could have had a doe late Fri (was 50 yds broadside) in the fog, but no doe tag! Only the 2nd time in over 30 years they did not give me a doe tag even though I am a 50 acre landowner (that gives you a high preference). Don't understand why, there are a good # of deer this year (based on the sign).
So when you are up there alone, in the outhouse early in the morning when it is still pitch black, and a Bobcat lets our a loud whale (and it is close), it is nice to have a permit so you can emerge with a flashlight in one hand and your handgun in the other!
Weather was very erratic, which did not help, and did not conform to the forecasts! Temps from high 50s to low 20s, calm, then windy, back and forth. Rain, Fog, Sun, Snow Storm (no accumulation, but cold + windy when it came in, and I was up in a stand).
But, I took a few pics for you all to enjoy, a different look from two separate locations. The two pics from the lifeguard stand don't have branches in the way because I previously cleared that view! But I think I'll have to do a bit more next year.
Two pics from rock outcropping 100 acres away, and two pics from my lifeguard stand, both with and w/o telephoto. Sometimes, that fog engulfed my cabin!