January 8, 2009
Hunting Report

I have to admit, by the end of this hunt I was convinced that I was throwing in the towel, and giving up. The near zero wind-chill was pounding me all evening, and it wasn’t until almost dark that I saw a deer. I ended up seeing a decent 20 month-old eight-point with a busted up rack, the trophy spike, and seven antlerless deer. Nothing was near bow range, so my tags remained unfilled.

I’m still not 100% certain I’ll go out tomorrow. I feel like I shouldn’t give up on the last day that I can hunt until next October, but my level of enthusiasm is as low as it has been all season. We’ll see what my body decides when the alarm goes off. I guess as long as there is a chance, no matter how small, I shouldn’t give up.