Virginia opener Saturday October 4th

[Longbowcrowder66]

Hunted this morning by the Nottoway River and at five minutes to seven I look down river and see a deer feeding on acorns about seventy five yards away..I am hunting a funnel and my stand is at the narrowest point. I watch the deer feed its way to the mouth of the funnel, I can see then that its a spike buck with bout four inch spikes. It commits and walks right to my stand stopping about four yards at a holly tree with a scrape at the base. It rares up on its hind legs rubbing his face and eyes all in the over hanging limb looking straight at me but never see's me. It drops back down on all fours and then pisses in the scrape and then turns and continues past me at four yards still and walks on out of site...... I guess I could have taken him but I have several nice bucks on trail camera walking the same path  anywhere from "16 inch to "20 inches, I figure I would hold off for a bit.....I climb down at 10am and head to the truck.... A great morning in deed..

[JonCagle]

Had a good hunt on a wma on Monday evening. I called a turkey into about 15 yards but was caught trying to draw, then at last light had a horse of a doe come into range but she never walked into a shooting lane. There is a cold front coming this weekend so good luck everyone!