Now that Modern gun season is over, its time to move on to another species to hunt. Rabbit is my animal of choice after deer season. Rabbits are a fun animal to hunt. They are a smaller fast moving animal. We hunt with dogs which is an experience in itself. It is fun to just listen to the dogs run. The only downfall i have with rabbit hunting is wasting more shells. I have already missed more times rabbit hunting this year than i have missed deer in my while life. This is part of it thought, and why its called hunting and not killing.

One of my favorite things about deer is being able to eat it. There are so many ways to cook deer. You can fry it, bake it, grill it, and smoke it just to name a few. Deer is relatively cheap to acquire. This is really nice since I'm in college and don'd have a great amount of cash flow. Meat is expensive if you was to buy it at a store, not to mention I prefer wild meat over any store bought meat.

Sometimes its not all about killing the animal that makes a hunt exciting. Me being able to watch wildlife in their natural environment is pretty amazing. One thing I noticed about the deer this year is the population. I seen more deer this year than in any other years past. This is good for me because it will give me something to do for the rest of my life. An increase in deer population is not, however, the best thing for the everyday commuter. With more deer in the woods it means more deer on the roads as well. Deer are a big factor with car accidents in the state of Kenutcky. More and more wrecks are occuring every year.

The rut was in full swing on opening weekend. The rut is when bucks chase does looking to breed. While sitting in the stand I seen several small bucks chasing does. I was hoping to catch a bigger buck slip up and make the mistake of walking out but it never happened. But one good thing about letting all of those smaller bucks walk is knowing that they will be there next year, and hopefully bigger.

November 14 is when modern gun season finally came in. I of course was in the woods on this day, accompanied by my girl friend. We seen a few deer and had the oppertunity for my girl friend to harvest one. This was her first of hopefully many more deer to come. I have found that it is more exciting for me to hunt with someone who has never killed a deer and watch them kill one, than me killing one myself.

With the winter setting in the leaves are almost gone. This is convenient for the hunter. With the leaves off the woods become more clear for me. Thus allowing me to see farther and notice game quicker. The leaves being off of the trees means they are on the ground. This is another tool I can use to pick up on game. If the leaves are dry I can hear the animals coming. Being able to hear and see better allows me to notice the animals before they notice me.

early muzzle loading season came in during October. It was a fairly productive hunting weekend. i hunted all day Saturday and Sunday morning. Saturday was the most productive as far as number count. i seen approximately 20 deer but no big bucks. I was able to harvest a doe saturday afternoon. Sunday morning was a cold wintery morning. I only encountered one deer, but it was worth it. It was a decent 8-pointer in which i had the oppertunity to take.