Good morning steemit community. Today begins the late season rifle deer hunt. The early deer hunting season was from November 15th to 30th and I got a deer on the 17th but then nothing more.
The pressure out on state land near our property was too much and the deer went into hiding and changed their patterns. You could then see deer all over the roads at night or running wildly across the road by day but not so much grazing at dusk and dawn like their normal pattern.
Today December 17th, 2018 marks the beginning of the late season rifle hunt.
Here is how the day went so far.
First, last night I made sure all my hunting gear was ready to go. Checked my hunting licenses and put them into my hunting back pack. Went to bed at a decent time to be fit and ready for the hunt.
This morning my alarm went off. I woke up - so far- so good. I checked the weather outside. It was in the teens outside - bitter cold - and the wind is blowing powerful hard. Wind like this tears through your clothes and can lower your body temperature in a hurry.
But more important for a deer hunter, strong, heavy winds keep the deer bedded down. Most skilled hunters will tell you the same thing. Deer are not moving much in the strong wind. They have very good vision, sense of smell and hearing. These senses allow the deer to know when a predator is nearby. But with the wind blowing so hard, it can confuse all three senses. Most of the deer stay bedded down at this time.
I believe other hunters in the area are thinking the same thing today because I have not heard a single shot yet this morning.
I sit here drinking my coffee and working online in a warm, cozy off grid tiny house heated by a wood stove.
We are trying to become self sufficient and fully off the grid on a budget. Hunting, fishing and growing our own food are part of becoming self sufficient. We also raise our own chickens for eggs, meat and fertilizer.
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