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Normally I stay away from Wildlife Management Areas on weekends, but since it was the opener, I decided to go. It was in the 60's as I set out and parked myself at the base of a familiar Oak tree.

Saw lots of squirrels and some other hunters. By 1100 it had gotten pretty warm, so I headed back and called it a morning. By that time, it was nearly 80 degrees. Warmest November since 1948 I think I heard.

Doesn't look good for the coming week either until maybe Thursday. The good news is, we have a two-week muzzleloader season and we should see a drop in temps for that second week. Plus, I don't think the rut has started yet.

Can't shoot a buck sitting at home, so I'll be back at it Monday.
 
I live in central Virginia went out for a couple of hours in the morning. Got to warm for me came in started chores. I only heard one shot all morning and that was around 7:15 so the deer were not very active.
 
With the first week drawing to a close the temps have dropped a little bit. Mornings start around low 40's and go back up to nearly 66 by noon. So far, all I have seen are a couple of does and one small spike that I let pass by hoping another buck was close, but no dice.

Looks like 100% rain tomorrow with a cold front coming Sunday. Going to hit it hard all next week. After 40 years of hunting with percussion and BPCRs, I'm enjoying my first days out with a flintlock.
 

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