Whitetail Myths...here's one

[Lilred]

Well I reckon I gotta start by explainin a few things...first...deer round these parts are skittish. VERY skittish. Huntin season here runs from first week in Oct-frst week of Jan. Dog runnin/gun season runs from the 2nd week of Nov-first week in Jan. These deer are SKITTISH....and I caint tell ya how many times I been busted in a treestand...rather..the deer look straight up in the stand.
Nevertheless...here goes Lilred..one week fore bow season started..puttin up a treestand. But..I HAD to...this is the golden hill I tell ya...deer been runnin all over it on a daily basis. Nervous bout it only bein there a week? Gord Lordy you bet I was...especially after it took me, hubby AND a screamin 2 1/2 yr old to drag it through the woods...not to mention there was nary a bit of scent cover or the like at all. I truly thought that it was a total waste of time..but we got it up anyway. I said to myself..."Self...there wont be another deer through here again fore 2010."

Saturday was the first day of bow...rained..rained upwards of 6 inches all day Friday and till 2pm Saturday. Everthin was flooded and trees down everywheres. BUT..it DID quit rainin at 2 lol...
The only place I could realistically go was that treestand I had just put up. What the hell I said...better than sittin inside. I apparently lost my scent-away too...dunno where I put it. Oh well I figured...it's still better than sittin inside. On the way to the stand I noticed fresh scat less than 30 yrds from the stand...yeeee haww I thought.
Wind was roarin from every direction...it'd rain then stop..then more howlin winds...rain then stop. It was cold too...and I was soaked. Cussin myself fer bein a goober at this point..I went to shift my weight on the swayin treestand only to knock my elbow on the tree and off flew my arrow.
Down it went soundin louder than the wind...seemed like it hit every dam step down....then..a deer snorted...and not 20 yards behind me was a ear-to-ear 8ptr and 3 does.
Done me nary a bit of good...they musta smelled me...they never gave my treestand a glance..but they aint like it there so they trotted away. I had been watchin that same buck since summer...I recognized him quick. Whats my point to sayin all this?

A. I apparently suck
B. That stand had only been there a week...brought in by 3 goobers...and 3 loud, smelly goobers at that. I know the deer had been there fore sat and after I placed the stand.
Generally, ya always try to place a treestand out in the spring er somthin...but I reckon it goes to show ya that ya should never give up hope and that even bein a goober might be ok on rare occasion.
But I think that says alot...are we too paranoid bout stuff like that?