January 5

Minnesota Archery Season-Final Hunt

Hunt 22 December 31

Temp 26F Wind W 15mph Barometric Pressure 29.69 (Steady) Moon Waxing Crescent

The final day of the Minnesota archery season.  I decided to sit on the Big-N-Beasty food plot at the Oak Flat stand.  There was a tremendous amount of sign and tracks and the brassicas had been hit hard.  I was very hopeful for my final sit.  There was constant action with over 30 turkeys feeding around my stand most of the afternoon.  With 30 minutes of shooting time remaining I saw my first deer across the big ditch heading for my other food plot at the Oak Ridge stand.  Every 5 minutes for the next half hour there was constant deer movement as a total of 9 antlerless deer made their way to my other stand.  I chose the wrong stand this time, but it was satisfying to see the deer using my food plots.  A great final hunt to an exciting season!-KK