Great season, but after hearing others locally my season might have been pure luck. My girls and I did not get to hunt much due to life getting in the way. but we maximized the hunts we had. I'd say each of us hunted 5 times, maybe 6, I didn't keep track, all before gun opened. I shot a decent buck with my bow, my oldest killed a decent doe with her bow, and my youngest killed a decent buck with her xbow. In every hunt of mine I had deer at 20 yards or less. My kids both saw deer on at least half of their hunts.

In the end, 3 deer in the freezer, all before gun season. We decided that was plenty and have not been out since. I did take a friends boy out on the gun opener and got him a great buck. But beyond that, we have let our grounds sit in refuge to give what seems to be a depleted deer herd some solitude and safety from the gun pressure.

All in all a great year for my daughters and I ... even if luck played a roll.