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LIVE! From the Stand 2022-2023 Edition

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Good morning all. Last day at camp then it’s back to reality. Aside from hot weather and not seeing deer it’s been a great time! 😂 It can all change in a minute so let’s hope we all make our minutes count. Good luck!
 
I climbed back in the horse. Different property. First morning hunt here. 2 does 200-300yds away. A lonely 4 pt getting his steps in. My spike that has 4 pts and looks like an antelope. Closest bing 45-50yds. Good entry. ENE wind. Man did they sun get bright. Should have brought sunglasses I guess.
 
Another lone, adult doe followed the script as perfectly as could be done. No bucks. What the absolute fuck?!? I have lone does in front of 2 cams on other spots of the farm right now too. There's a hot doe with 47 bucks locked down somewhere not here!
The bucks are on one somewhere, just not there. Yesterday I watched a two bucks locked down with a doe in a cut corn field… I first saw them the night before… Then there they were, over 24 hours later, still together. Meanwhile today driving around I see at least 8-10 antlerless deer in 3 different groups, without a single buck among them. It’s wild.
 
That's what sucks about being committed to the same patch of dirt, it's just waiting game for them to break loose. I will 100% have other options next year. If I'd have realized the value of this spot in 2005 and not have treated it as sacred, I'd have killed more bucks out here. The more I sit here, the more I realize it's the best spot on the farm by a long stretch. I foresee some winter work to perfect the setup and add a W wind option. Many deer will die here in the coming decades.