FL-NC
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Last Friday I got all the feeders filled and running and emplaced my last popup blind, and did final safety checks on the ladder stands, equipment lines, etc. Lucky for me, it rained a little bit the night before- so I was able to see some tracks in the sand in the fields around where the stands and blinds are set. Even luckier, the temps have started dropping a little bit, and opening archery day is this Saturday, with good weather forecasted. I can get 2 does and 1 buck off this farm I hunt. I plan on mostly watching deer during archery, so I won't even be taking a shot during archery unless its a very sizeable doe well inside of my effective range. During gun season we have 6 or 8 doe days, so I won't be hurting for chances at meat. Our rut doesn't even start until after new years when the weather tanks (for Florida anyway) so unless a good buck blunders out prior to then (8 point or better) I won't be dropping a hammer on a buck before 1 Jan.