now i'm on a quest! my vow and pic's of 2 big bucks.

[woodchucker]

Listen to the wind, Brother.....

[adkmountainken]

pretty hard night with the rain but I stuck it out. had 7 does with in 30 yards and no closer! big boy did not show but could have been a little nervous as the local duck hunters were guns blazing! great night regardless and had deer in front of me from start to finish. back at em tomorrow.

[Cyclic-Rivers]

Keep at it Kenny, It will come together.  the deer will probably use the field more now that its cut after this little bit of rain.  the green gets sweeter with new growth.

[Shadowhnter]

[Hawkeye]

"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth."  Mike Tyson

Things just don't always work out quite as neatly as we envisioned.

Here's hoping you get a close encounter with that buck!

[adkmountainken]

my problem is actual time to hunt, I can only hunt weekends in that's its 1 morning and 1 afternoon hunt only as there is so much to do both for me and my wife. she has a lot of family health problems she is dealing with as well as training for her 5 marathon in November. we split time watching the kids while the other does their own thing. hope to hunt there again next Sunday afternoon.

[adkmountainken]

did not have time to hunt tonight but did hit the field with my son in the backpack to see what was going on. got some great pic's of some does 30 yards behind my stand and was a real blast to have him see them. swung back around to get the wind in our favor to watch the clover field better. just before dark I saw the 6 point step in to the field, closer this time and got a good look. when I saw him before by the big 8 he looked like he had a basket rack, this time I could see it was a really decent rack and got the chance to zoom in a little better with my camera. to add insult to injury just before dark but still in good shooting light I watched him stroll right underneath my stand ( 5 yards tops! ) while feeding and stopping. all I could do was smile... and cry...

[adkmountainken]

and the good looking girls!

[adkmountainken]

[Carcajou]

Love those big mature North Country Does...

[Cyclic-Rivers]

Nice pics Ken.  You are doing the right thing by your family.  Those deer will be there next weekend. I hope you have good wind and weather.

[wetfeathers]

oh, man!  I've had similar experiences as my wife and I are raising a young family.  You clearly have your priorities in line.  Great job getting those pics.  I really hope you get a crack at em.

[adkmountainken]

could not hunt tonight but had just enough time to put a trail camera out by my tree stand.

[Roger Norris]

Look at it this way....having limited time to hunt is working in your favor, you aren't burning out the spot. I am hoping you get him Ken, you deserve it. I won't say "good luck"....because you have this pretty well thought out.    

[adkmountainken]

going to give it my best shot this morning, will be in the stand by 6 am!

[Cyclic-Rivers]

Let me know if you need help dragging, although I know you are capable of slinging it over your shoulders like Mitten.

[Patknight]

Darn really expected to see a dead deer wen reading down this post,,that's why we call it hunting...haaaaaaa

[adkmountainken]

what a morning, just unbelievable! saw 13 deer, 3 BIG racked bucks and the big 6, came out behind me and walked across field. I have NEVER saw that many BIG bucks in a YEAR much less together! just getting so close, putting up another stand today.

[woodchucker]

Good Luck, Brother!!!!!
Listen to the wind.....

[yth-mnstr]

Great pics!  Good luck!!