It got to 34 when day broke. The gulf keeps us down south usually about 6-8 degrees warmer but warms up much quicker.
To recap our hunt, Hb seen the ten and 5 does, I seen the ten pt as he walked right past me and 9 does. Hb buddy ryan had his gf w him and she never killed a deer. She was doe hunting or big buck hunting. I told them if they killed a buck they will have to mount it. You’d be surprised how guest will kill the right deer and not just any deer when you tell them that. I don’t set size parameters because what I would mount and what others would mount is totally different. Anyway, I told them the 10 point was off limits as he has great potential that I have ever seen since owning the property for 14 years. Just so happens, guess who walks by them twice 25 yards away? Yup the 10 pt. They video the buck and was appreciative of the opportunity to hunt the property. I will bring them back so she can kill her first deer. I want to be part of that storyline.
It warmed up a lot and we not hunting this evening. Instead the boys are setting catfish lines right now. Hopefully we catch a few to fry up at the camp.
I have a friend I met on another hunting site that no longer exist. He texted me that him and his gf was hunting buckhorn wma and killed a 7pt. Asked if we could help him get it out. We left and got to the camp where they waited for us. Hunter took my truck and atv with “trapper” and got his deer. After getting back Hunter cleaned and iced his deer down in the ice chest. Hunter has cleaned a few deer for him and Trapper likes to pay him. I told him he don’t owe that boy nothing. He said it ain’t killing him to pay him. I watched and tried to cut him off from paying him but he gave him a$100 bucks in the woods already. [emoji2373]