And They're Off

Mike and Richie are here with us this week From New Jersey. Many of you already knew that but I thought I'd mention it anyway. That may in fact be the most interesting thing about their trip so far.

The weather has been the pits since they got here. This morning was the first hunt that things looked pretty good. On a morning I figured there would be deer running and frolicing in every open space there wasn't much to write home about. Mike saw a button up where Jimmy took his Buck last year and Richie didn't see a deer. He did see 3 turkeys. But let's face it, that's not what they're looking for.

We did a little scouting today that brightened the faces of our intrepid duo. Richie is back in the area he hunted last year. He almost got to take a doe while we were scouting around. He's set up now near a crossing on a creek between a feeding area and a bedding area. There's a good rub line through there and a couple of scrapes that seemed to lift his spirits. Actually we couldn't get him back to the lodge quick enough o get changed and back in the stand.

Mike and Cole (one of our new guides this year) found a great spot where a bunch of trails come together and then dump out onto a cut corn field. They found a huge rub or , if you prefer, a rub on a big tree. I should probably mention the good looking buck that they saw in there as well.

So, as I write they are both sitting patiently in there spots and I await there frantic phone calls about the big one that they saw drop. I hope that's how it goes anyway. Last year Richie put us out on a track that I thought would never end.

The weather for the rest of the week seems to change by the hour and by the forecaster. The only thing they all agree on is that a cold front will move through late tomorrow and cool things down. Long as the wind don't blow any more this week I'm fine with that.

I gotta get on some of that guidy kinda paperwork stuff so I guess

I'll see you back at the lodge.