October 13, 2006Back to earthI finally got back in the woods this morning for my second hunt of the bow season. Today seemed to have some real potential, with the coldest temperatures of the season arriving last night. Several of my friends hunted this morning or are hunting all day. I haven't heard any reports from them yet. The wind was right for the stand I shot my opening day buck out of so I went back there. Walking in I bumped five or six deer out of a field. Three hours in the stand produced only fleeting glimpses of three does, all of which were well out of bow range. The white oak that had been the draw for my buck is pretty much bare. The ground under it is trampled and there are few nuts left. I checked a few other white oaks on the walk out and most are pretty much done. So it didn't surprise me when on the way back to the truck I bumped two does from under a chestnut oak. There are also lots of red oak acorns on the ground over there so I think that will keep the deer in the woods for weeks. One big white oak I checked out was behind schedule and still had quite a few nuts. The problem is there are cattle in that area and they are camped under that tree. If time allows I may slip back in there this evening and see if anything deer show up to compete with those big bovines. |
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While growing up in rural Southern Oregon, Mark Taylor developed a passion for the outdoors while he and his younger brother tagged along with their father on fishing, hunting and camping adventures. Graduating from Northwestern University in 1988, Taylor spent four years as an officer in the U.S. Navy based in Norfolk before moving into journalism. After five years writing about the military for a Norfolk-based publishing company, he became the outdoors editor at The Roanoke Times in 1998. He lives in Roanoke with his wife and twin daughters. .....Advertisement.....
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