The First Week of Deer Season

Well my first week of the new deer season started out last Saturday morning about 5 am. I woke up and got my brother and my dad going so we could get out to our first spot of the day. This was the first year that my brother decided to come hunting with us, so that was pretty cool for my dad. We started out going to some state land which of course was packed with hunters already. We decided to go to the far end and walk some grass but we came up empty. After hunting the state land for a couple of hours we headed to the gas station for some breakfest and snacks. We then headed on a road trip towards our grandparents farm. my dad dropped my brother and I off at the start of the dredge ditch and headed to the fence line to post and wait to see what we chase out. I went along the outside in the open field and let my brother walk through the thick of the ditch. My brother got about 20 yards into the ditch and ended up chasing out a big doe which of course we could not shoot at because we had a buck permit. So after running and checking my bincoulars to see if it had horns at all I had to pass and hope that a buck would scramble out of the ditch. My brother was walking along and all of the sudden we heard him yelling and running so I ran in after him to find out that he was being chased by a beaver. It was pretty funny because he cannot carry a gun since he didnt complete his gun safety yet so he had to run from it. I thought it was pretty funny but he didnt think so. So after running from beaver like a little girl my brother and I finished walking the ditch and looked out to see four does running out of the side of the ditch, no buck though. So after no luck there we headed out to some state land about 45 minutes away where our luck for a buck would change. So we arrived at the state land and started walking the thick weeds in hope of seeing a buck. My dad was walking the inside and of course we made my brother walk right through the middle of the thicker weeds and brush. Right next to my dad was a swamp so if a deer did come out we were hoping to have it run out my side towards me. So we walked and all of the sudden my dad seen a buck get up and a lay down about 10 feet ahead of us. After we had seen this the adrenaline began to rush knowing that maybe this was our chance at a buck. We continued walking in hopes of chasing the buck out and then all of the sudden the buck got up and headed towards my dad who shot 3 times and missing the buck who then headed into the swamp. My dad had his chance at a buck and missed and there was no way we could go in after the buck either so we had to let it go. So we continued on giving my dad crap for missing the buck. We then headed home for the nite. We got up the next day and headed out early to some state land by the river to sit for the morning. We knew that most of the shooting was by the river that day so we thought we were in a good spot. But I think the warm weather was really hurting our luck the deer did not move around at all that morning. So we decided to walk some of the land and see if we could chase something up but came up empty. After not seeing anything in the morning we headed out to our grandparents again and came up empty there as well. We did everything we could think of that day, but came up empty. So about 3 o clock we headed back to the land by the river to sit for the nite hoping that a buck would come back in. And just our luck after shooting hours a big buck came in out of shooting range and headed back into the land and down to the river. So after that we decided to head back home so I could make the five hour drive back to Duluth. Frusturated and tired I made it home at 11 o clock that nite which is why I did not get to write about my blog that nite. So on Monday I decided to upgrade my license to a multi zone so I can continue to hunt up here. On Thursday I went out to some state land and sat on a bluff and seen two does out of shooting range for my gun. But at least up here I can shoot a buck or doe so I am hoping that I will be able to get a deer yet.