On January 2nd of this year, I had to cope with a realization...deer season was over. Yes, there are other seasons going on and it will come again this fall, but still. It's over.
This year was a year of firsts. It was the first season that I got more than one deer (at least, more than one recovered deer). It was the first season I shot a deer with a bow. It was the first season where mom went on a hunt with me to witness food from field to table.
Mixed with the firsts were the usual things. Some near misses, and shot-but-can't-finds. This year I went without tagging a big buck, but then again, I never have.
Animal sightings were a plus this year. I saw coyotes at close range, and fawns playing with their friends and mothers.
As always, deer vs. you staring contests are always fun, especially when you realize during the contest that you haven't hardly breathed since it started seemingly an hour ago.
Yes, this was a good season.
