IST 1-11-2026

Area 6
38° calm
35 whelen

In my saddle in the same spot I hunted yesterday evening. Got in early, slipped in quietly with the red light, then of course some ole boy came stomping in with his bright arse white light. You’d think with a light that bright, people could manage to avoid stepping on every stick laying on the ground. He also must have figured 100 yards from another hunter is adequate distance with rifles, because that’s about how far he decided to set up from me. Gotta love public land lol

ETA: my new hunting buddy is duck hunting. Gonna be a short hunt for me this morning. I would get down right now and head back toward the trail where I passed a couple fresh scrapes on the way in, but I’m worried someone came in after me and is set up in that area. No sense in messing someone else up because my hunt got messed up.

Last deer hunt for me this season. Cold but manageable. Lower 30s.

Good luck everyone.

Area 4
.308
Hunting a new stand for me. Seen some bucks passing through here on camera

Need another deer for the freezer but I’m out of doe tags so need something big to step out.

Hadn’t seen much then two does come out but behind some brush. I was about to leave. I’ll stick it out another 30 minutes or so.

Did you shine him with a light as he was setting up? Asking bc as someone who hunts public land I’m always weary of walking in on someone who beat me to area. And if I go to set up and saw a light flashing me I would def move a ways. Curious if he knew you were there or not.

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It does not always matter. One time on public a dude walked up to the tree I was in about an hour after daylight. Told me he lost his flagging and then proceeded to sit in some bushes 50 yds away. ??

I get it’s public…. But c’mon

Back in the box. Later than I’d planned as I spent a lot of time jumping out to move deadfall blocking the road. Judging from the standing water in so many places and all the downed trees and limbs, this place got rocked by that last storm. Wind has died some, horns only this evening, brown, it’s down tomorrow.

Back in the box. Later than I’d planned as I spent a lot of time jumping out to move deadfall blocking the road. Judging from the standing water in so many places and all the downed trees and limbs, this place got rocked by that last storm. Wind has died some, horns only this evening, brown, it’s down tomorrow.

Area 4
North wind gusting to 10mph
Box stand on a plot with my 6.5 killmore
Tried to get to another spot but almost went over the yellow line on my lacrosses, water snake coming out of a some brush waist high made for an interesting few seconds.