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More MN Snow

More snow here last night. Probably about 6 inches. Enough that we didn't have school today!! yea!

I have been watching the east hillside above the river from my house the last few nights and really see the deer leaving the timber and heading south to the stripped standing corn a couple hundred yards to the south. I have seen one good shooter buck in a group of 10-15 consistently. So I finally got out tonight and hung a stand on the SW corner of the timber.

It was cold and still. About 14 degrees that you could really feel once the sun went down. A bald eagle flew in and circled just above me right at sunset which was very cool. And then they came.
That group of 10-15 came east of me through the timber. I was hoping that they would be upwind of me on the CRP field side. They got to the east of me and I think the lead doe caught my profile against the western sky. I had snow camo on, but still a probably dark solid object in that evening sky. She snorted and stomped for about 1o minutes while the others milled around just out of shooting range. Finally they all made their way east up the hillside and back into the woods.

It was a great night of sitting in a quiet stand though. I haven't had too many of those and really cherished this one tonight.

The Blizzard Deer

Gonna have to get the story of these guys told soon. I will be back to edit the post!!

West RIver SD Bowhunt

Well here we are actually blogging during the daylight in Meade County, South Dakota...I love the wireless network card about now otherwise Cory and I would just be sitting here looking at each other.

I left home yesterday morning about 4:45AM, got to Ideal Yardware in Sioux Falls about 8:30 and headed west with Cory. We coasted (literally) into the gas station in Mitchell as we had run out of gas about a half mile earlier on I90.

We got to the Weiss Ranch about 3PM in the rain, sleet and horrific winds. We trekked out and walked the south creek into the wind and got into quite a few mulies, one nice buck, but nothing close enough to shoot. Rain had now turned to snow and I dropped my quiver and arrows somewhere on the creek and went back and couldn't find it. Slowly drove over to Roger and Kendra's house and hunkered down.

And here we are...12 inches of snow, 46 mph winds (gusting to 60+) and blinding conditions. We tried two times today to get out and walk, but couldn't even get out of the driveway. Got stuck, pulled it out with the tractor and went to drive around but couldn't see the road.

I guess we could be camping...

Trail Camera Photos

I've realized that I have a lifetime to hunt and I won't be able to spend time again with my newborn kids. So my trailcams are my little getaway into the woods. It's kinda fun because Cameron can get in the backpack and come with me!! Here are some great bucks I have gotten recently.

ND Pheasant Hunt

We had a great time up in ND this year. Went with Kurt Weber, his brother Kent, Glen Perkins and Kevin Slowey. We stayed at the "Sugar Shack" in Linton, ND. A great house that served us very well.

We had great weather again and the birds were plentiful. I am again impressed with the quality of the PLOTS (Private Land Open To Sportsmen) Land and the number of birds it holds.

We had a great time visiting with our good friends Jim and Tim Volk again in the Hague area. We also spent an evening at the pheasant feed at the Blue Moon in Strasberg. This was where Lawrence Welk got his start.