Deer hunting

         2:30am
  Alarm clock goes off..... Turn the coffee on. Get dressed.  Grab lunch bag and coffee.  Glad everything was loaded last night.
    3:00am
On the road,  listen to podcasts, drink coffee. Stop and stretch twice and potty. Its as dark as the inside of a cow, no stars showing.
    6:15am
  Meet my friend at the cafe. Meet and visit with his friends. Eat a healthy breakfast of eggs, potatoes and sausage.  2 more cups of coffee.
     6:45am
   Drive to the hunt area, national forest. Hike down a logging road looking for deer in spitting snow. Listen to the wind/breeze whistle through to tree tops, but its completely still on the ground. The snow falls straight to the ground to melt. The tree squirrels chatter and scold us for imposing in their home.
   Drive to another couple spots, same deal. Not seeing any bucks. My friend shows and points out a couple areas I can hunt. He goes home.
   Now I'm on my own in an area I'm unfamiliar with.  Im liking this. It's a complete challenge. To me as a person and as a hunter.
   I decide to try an area he pointed out. The country is really steep and heavily forest. Lots of trees and brush.  I hike down another logging road.  Hear deer blowing.  Ok now??? Where are they? Still a gentle rain. Two deer blow from cover quickly. All I see is a flash of white tails and looked like big body's. Continuing down the trail I get a quick view of them break cover again, they're are gone now.
   Driving down the road I come across a flock of wild turkeys.  13-15 in the flock. They are in no hurry to go anywhere fast.
   It's now about dark. Time to find a place to park the truck. I go back to the place we started this morning. I'm just gonna sleep in the truck tonight.  Its so peaceful,  listening to the rain fall on the cab. There's no sounds other that nature and what I make. It's nice to be removed from the modern world for a moment.
  Hopefully I'll get a deer in the morning.  If not thats what it is. I'm just enjoying getting in touch with a primal human side that we as a people are neglecting.