Controlled Muzzle Loader Deer Hunt
Another successful first week hunt in 92D, with all nine tags filled by Friday. All deer were bucks. We usually pass on does until later in the week, but the bucks were very active, so we didn't take any antlerless deer. There were lots of does and fawns out, and if we weren't being selective, we likely would have been done by Tuesday. We sit every morning until 9am, have a late breakfast, and head back out at 3pm and sit until dark. New to us this year was an old cooler unit from a delivery truck that we used for hanging and cooling. We kept it at 2°-3°, which helped when we did our Saturday butchering, as everything was uniformly firm. We skin them out while they are still warm, which makes for less knife work, as much of the hide can often be removed by pulling, rather than cutting.
