I finally got the wind I needed and the time I needed to be able to hunt the “perfect 30 yards”.  Slipped in about 2.5 hours before dark and got settled in without spooking anything.

The sign had dried up a little bit (still plennttyy of activity) because I think the surrounding mast trees have caught up in their acorn dropping.

Anyways, about 4:30 p.m. I heard deer walking my way.  Before I knew it, I was watching a fawn through the slats of my Summit climber with momma standing just 5 yards behind the base of my tree.

The fawn fed out to the oak tree, but ol’ nanny knew something wasn’t quite right and hung around the periphery while Bambi gobbled up white oak acorns.

10 minutes later my only encounter of the evening was over, but it was sure a beautiful night in the woods.

I’ll be heading back in this afternoon to hunt the same spot.  Still a good wind so I’m going to try and capitalize with some venison tonight if the opportunity presents itself.