Tuesday, September 24, 2007. Got set up after work about 4:30 p.m. in a stand about 200 yards from my house. I had pushed a fawn around when I came into my driveway, but wasn't too worried as she has been a pretty regular on our lawn in mornings and evenings the past two weeks.
About 6:15 p.m. I spotted a fawn coming out of some think saplings. I don't think it was the same fawn I pushed out of my yard earlier, but it was hard to tell.
The fawn browsed on grasses, leaves and whatever acorns were left on the ground. I kept hearing other noises to my left, south of me. Slowly I turned my head towards the south and I spotted an adult doe staring towards my house. She stayed about 50 yards to my south and did not move. I could still hear the fawn browsing around my tree to the north. This lasted about a half hour. The doe would just not move. Finally the doe figured out there was something wrong, as she started staring me down, and pounding her front feet. The wind had been pretty steady from the west, but I noticed it was swirling a little. Sure enough she caught wind of me and took off, blowing a couple times to get her fawn. The fawn slowly and obviously unaware of any danger, moved toward the doe, and they both moved on towards the southwest.
A good night in the stand! Got the heart pumping pretty good. Had I been a right handed shooter I may have been able to get a shot at the doe, but it wasn't meant to be.
Deer sightings: 2 Deer down: 0
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