Back at it!

Once again, I rushed home so I could hit the woods with the crossbow.  Brian needed to work on his motorcycle, so once again, I was going solo.  This time, I decided to set up close to where I saw the deer yesterday which is also much closer to the house.  It was hard to pick a spot because this early in the season there is still a lot of foliage blocking the view.

Just after 6 pm, I saw two deer coming my way.  They angled differently than I had anticipated, staying out of crossbow range.  As they got closer, the deer in front caught a glimpse of me & starting snorting & stamping.  He must have kept it up for 3-4 minutes (giving me a nice shot for the muzzleloader, but alas - wrong season).  Finally he tired of this & bounded off, only to come back & do it again.  Then he proceed to the driveway & hung out a bit, before coming in closer to get another look at me.  He stamped & snorted again before taking off for good.

After the deer were gone, I went & looked at the direction they had come & where they were headed so that I would know where to set up next time. I also checked out the spot in the driveway where he had stood stamping.  They sure can put a hole in the ground with those hooves!