Hit church. Took son to lunch. Made it back out by 230-300. No vehicle parked at property next to where I hunt when I drove by. Put on my gear. As I am walking to the stand a dude gives me the "meh" as he was climbing into his stand on the property line. I said "good luck" and kept walking. He must have been wearing his stuff, parked, and walked in. Beat me to the stand. . . .60yds or so away from mine. Ugh. Oh well, that's hunting small wood lots in NW Ohio.
Within 30 minutes or so had a lone doe come in, catch his scent, and change course. Small buck came out into field upwind of us shortly after. Ended up seeing at least 4 different bucks. Had a parade of does walk across the field from east to west towards neighboring property. Got spooky. Headed back. Tried to circle along creek. Had 3 nice does within 20yds of me but catching his scent. They were on high alert. I wasn't doe hunting. Didn't want to give up my position. Sat tight and let them pick him off. They boogied out. Some bucks came out to harass them (there were six total at this point). Pushed them back towards other hunter. They had a mexican stand off. They must have caught his movement. I got a good show. It was also a great example of why scent control is so critical. I saw no less than 15 deer but lost count as it was tough to keep track with the does moving everywhere trying to avoid the other hunter and the bucks harassing them.
Pretty sure my only "shooter" on camera on this property made an appearance. He was all bristled up and on the prowl. The does took off and the other hunter tooted on his grunt tube like it was a freaking instrument. He tried and tried to bring that buck in. I thought about rattling to see if the buck would come into either of us, but decided to watch the show. Tomorrow is another day. Swapped a card before leaving. No new guys showing up.
Evening hunt: 3hrs
Deer seen: 15
Does: 11
Bucks 4
In bow range: 3
Season totals
Hunts: 10
Hours hunted: 27
Deer seen: 45
Deer in bow range: 10
Does: 34
Bucks: 12