I also pulled a few cameras and updated pictures on the links below.
http://3ffarms.weebly.com/ni-nis-plot-1130-127.html
http://3ffarms.weebly.com/3-way-plot.html
http://3ffarms.weebly.com/tractor-shed-field.html
Matt H, Hayes and myself left Friday night for a quick trip over to Sharkey County. We arrived around 10 that night to 30 degree weather and a 20 mph North wind. It was chilly! We decided we'd rough it in the camp since it was just guys. I had an air mattress and Matt had a foam pad that we threw on the concrete floor. We used a tarp to cover the pneumonia hole opening, otherwise known as the door to the bedroom. I plugged in the 110 volt window unit heater and I thought I heard it laugh at me while trying to heat the bedroom, which by now I'm fairly certain, was giving Antarctica a run for the coldest place on earth. We brought in the big gun, a sideline type heater dad had invested in. Praise the Lord for the jet blower that made it somewhat tolerable. I inflated the air mattress, put our sleeping bags on top, covered those bags with two additional blankets and snuggled in. I immediately heard air escaping through pin sized holes somewhere around the seam and felt myself sinking. After 10 minutes I was completely laying on the concrete slab and my back was developing frostbite. I slung the covers off, grabbed a bunch of clothes and stuffed them back under the air mattress. I inflated it once more and finally dozed off for a couple hours. I was actually relieved to wake up around 4:30 (never mind the plan to stay at the camp to get some extra rest) and go make some hot coffee. We dressed for the cold and headed out. Hayes, bless his heart, has made two morning hunts in the past week and a half. The first consisted of 19 degree weather and a frozen duck hole. This one was 28, cloudy, spitting snow and a 15 mph North wind. He hasn't complained a single time. I'm hard headed when it comes to killing ducks so I subjected myself, once again, to watching fairly empty skies. The allure of an enclosed deer stand with windows and insulation finally won out after an hour and half of that, however. We took the ranger and headed to the Owl Field. As soon as we arrived I saw a hog cross the road, too quickly for a shot. 5 minutes later he came back out and started walking right toward us. I put the cross hairs between his eyes and squeezed the trigger. The initial shot put him DRT and a quick follow up shot assured we wouldn't have to track him. Not 10 minutes later and an even bigger hog crossed the road but once again no shot was given. 10 minutes after that a coyote crossed the road and I made a quick shot at him. I was beginning to think we were on a dangerous game hunt rather than a whitetail hunt in Mississippi. We went to pick up Matt around 10 and came back to load the hog. Matt had a good hunt and saw 13 deer, but no shooters. After loading up and heading back to camp (the frozen tundra) we had a big pot of red beans, rice, sausage and ham and watched football most of the mid-day. Dad came up around 1 and we headed back to the stands. We all saw plenty of deer that afternoon and I also took a quick shot at yet another coyote that was chasing 5 deer. I thought I missed but the video shows otherwise. I'm fairly certain the bullet found the mark and hopefully there is one less coyote around. The bucks are definitely cruising and some are actually chasing. Most deer that we saw were moving, not feeding at all. I saw a couple of really nice bucks but they were too far to shoot. We loaded up just after dark and heading back to Birmingham. All in all, another great weekend. The rut is kicking off with a bang and should be good through Christmas. Now is the time to be in the woods!
I also pulled a few cameras and updated pictures on the links below. http://3ffarms.weebly.com/ni-nis-plot-1130-127.html http://3ffarms.weebly.com/3-way-plot.html http://3ffarms.weebly.com/tractor-shed-field.html
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