Man, did we get hit with wind yesterday in the afternoon. Weds was supposed to be a crap day with heavy rain and wind according to every weather outlet around and we had a bit of a breeze but never saw rain until after dark....so based on the dire predictions I stayed home all day and out of the woods. Overnight Weds into Thursday we saw over 2" of rain and some wind but not bad, so at noon I saddled up and headed to the hill to hunt. 1:35 pm. That was the magic time.....when super sonic winds made landfall up there. I have no idea how hard it was blowing steadily but the gusts were something else. Around 3, after I'd seen several large limbs blow out of oaks larger than the one my stand is in and after witnessing the wind fell yet another huge old cottonwood, I opted for terra firma after that cottonwood went down.
Its not like I didn't see deer either. Except that they were all flying along at about 60mph. I've never seen such skittish deer inside a woods.
Today I am putting lotion on my wind burn and going to do some shopping with Ma. Tomorrow we'll have more people in the woods and the plan is to hit the hill at 4:40 in the morning and stay until dark or until I have to gut something. The big problem we have had this year is nobody in the woods helping to move deer. They'll be out tomorrow since most will opt for football on Sunday and I seriously think I may go fishing Sunday.
Been a wild deer season for me. Seen the deer but nothing in range and then this goofy weather.
