First 3 Days in the Hoosier Woods

[Curtiss Cardinal]

Well Our season started Monday and I went to The closest public land to my hometown. I took my ASAT leafy suit I was wearing sneakers, shorts and a T-shirt. Got there at 05:00 picked a spot at random, even though I've been here before, and eased into woods 5 yards from the milo and cornfield that was upwind of me. I took an hour to go 100 yards. I put on my leafy suit and leaned against a tree 10 yards from a trail I could make out in the corn. I put on my Snookum glove, nocked a front loaded carbon tipped with a STOS that was so sharp it would make aged cheddar cry in envy, and waited. And waited, and waited. By 09:00 it was 85 and I was sweating, even though I was in the shade. So I decided to move really slow along the edge of the corn and see if I could find where the deer were going in and out. when I found it I turned and headed right into the wind. I would just stick my head through into a new row and look both ways and then step in. I went 15 yards in about 10 minutes and stuck my head in to see a does with triplets bedded in the corn chewing their cud. I turned my head to the other direction and came eye to eye with a basket racked 6 pointer. Our noses touched and he turned himself inside out leaving the immediate area. I felt like I had come unglued. I could barely stand. I turned and the doe and fawns were just getting up. They moved out of the area really casually. I don't think they saw me well made me out as a threat. I called it a day and snuck out of there after I regained my composure.
I went home and had business to take care of and didn't feel like hunting in the heat anymore.
Tuesday I did something a little different I casually strolled through the area looking for water where they might be drinking in the heat. I found a creek with a lot of sign and found a place to come back to Wednesday.
Today woke up with a cold and coughing and sneezing don't lend themselves to stealth AND it was another 80 degree day.
I may wait until it cools off to hunt somemore.

[mmgrode]

Originally posted by C2:
 Our noses touched and he turned himself inside out leaving the immediate area. I felt like I had come unglued.

:eek:    :p     Either he was trying to eat you or give you a smooch. lol    
 Sounds like a good season so far.  Good luck on the next hunt. Matt

[John Scifres]

"touched noses" and "woke up with a cold"?  Coincidence?  I think not.  Cool story.  I won't get out for a while yet.  Too hot for me.  The kids and I hunted the youth weekend and saw deer but no shots presented themselves.

[Curtiss Cardinal]

I think it was he was just kinda focused on the doe and with my ASAT leaft suit I just looked like part of the corn and he just stepped into me.
Never thought I got the cold from the deer.hmmmmmmmmmmm

[trapperDave]

with the 90 degree heat coming for the weekend, I'm not sure if I'll make it back out. Dang heatwave.

[indianalongbowshooter]

Havent seen but 4 deer in 3 days of hunting morning/evening, too hot deer are not moving until right at dark and are bedding early in the mornings.
Supposed to cool down next week, but gonna be 89-90 on Sat-Sun.Went out yesterday after the rain came thru and sat from 11:30 till 7:30 last night and saw 1 deer walk into the corn, heard a couple more go in and had a tall racked 15 in. wide little 6 pointer walk up and stand 5 yds. from my stand for 5 min. then came under my stand sniffed my tree and walked off all stiff legged. Was hunting my neighbors property where he has only let me kill does in the past but this year can kill a buck as long as hes 140 in. or better, have seen alot of big ones in years past.