I am not sure if I said this before?
I was stalking MD in area.
I saw some other hunters they the timber, so I figured my stalk was over so headed towards them.
2 young fellas.
As I got close, I could see the adrenaline rush from one of them.
Before I could say hello, he blurted out, “oh wow!, I thought a deer was coming to us”????!!!
I get it, folks are out in the woods, looking hard for their quarry, doing their best to scan etc in an environment where much of the day is full of nothing but trees and dirt etc.
But please folks, take the time to fully look and identify what you see.
Calm yourself down, before taking the shot, you will shoot better for it.
And never ever assume what you see is what you are looking for….please!
And that was 4pt buck season.
I almost always refuse to hunt in an any buck season for that reason alone.
And there are some folks who carry a doe Leh with them!
So, talk about the potential risk for an itchy trigger finger.
Make sure your Doe is dry!
That their ain’t a youngster loitering somewhere ahead or behind her.