Lonny & I went to "Rick's Place" before daylight & settled into our stands. Around 8:00 am a doe bedded down not 20 yards from me with a few tree limbs saving her hide. Bleats and grunts didn't impress her except to get her ears going and turn her head. She eventually fed off in the wrong direction and circled down below me at a safe distance. I felt this doe was in estrous given she was traveling alone and didn't respond favorably to calls. This was confirmed a short time later when a small buck with his nose to the ground found his way to where she had been bedded.
Lonny saw three bucks this morning, first was at 7:30 with a half rack of 4 points to the one side. Next was a forkhorn around 8:00 am and at 9:00 a four pointer that had three points on one side and a spike on the other. On the way out Lonny spooked the deer in the picture which was an honest 4 point and maybe a couple of slightly formed stickers near the skull.
Evening Hunt
Travis had to work the evening shift but I went out into the wilds of Kansas in my quest for the NWRD. The weather remained overcast with an unfavorable wind blowing from me to the clearing I was watching at Rick's Place. I didn't want to move to another spot and spook any of the bucks Travis has been seeing. Game was called on account of darkness. Stay tuned for Tuesday's hunt. Travis' vacation starts and we'll be hunting all day.
To Day Two