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    Short trip repot

    Opening day in Virginia. County I live in is buck only opening day.

    From my back door, I walked about 150 yards down Into the 30 acre holler behind my house.

    Rained all night the night before, stopped raining about 5:45 as I was headed out the door.
    Morning hunt I saw 4 does. Came in about 9:30.

    Back out for the afternoon hunt around 2 (gets dark at 5:15 here).

    Woods were still wet, and I couldn't even hear squirrels running across the leaves.

    Saw 3 more does around 4:30.

    Bout 5, almost dark down in the woods, a deer just pops outta no where at about 40 yards. I see horns so I adjust muh self (sitting in a ground blind) and get ready. He stopped. I shot. He dropped.
    Went back up to the house, got the boys (both had games Saturday and couldn't hunt) an we went down and dragged up a small 4 point that dressed out 105 pounds.

    More meat for the freezer!

    Taking each of the boys down weekend after next to maybe connect with one of the bigger bucks I've got on the trail cam.

    And that was my openin day.

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    Congrats Arty! Sounds like a good Deer-Jerky deer to me! Man that stuff is awesome!
    I didn't get to go opening day in NC as I'm just getting where I can get out some. Think I may try tomorrow afternoon.

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    Good deal RT!!
    That's dang near as good as hunting off of your back porch. Only diff is you can't hunt in your pajamas.

    OH!! New total is 2 lil BYD's (Back Yard Deers) in the freezer here.
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    Way to go gents!

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    Way to go, Arty!
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    Yee Haa

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    Gotta love being able to walk out the back door and go hunting.
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