October 27th

I went back to my ground blind to see if it was still there and then hunt out of it. The winds the past couple days have been really rough. This mornings hunt was one that was really cool. The temp was 51 degrees but the winds where from 20-25 while I was hunting. It was still dark and I got settle in my blind. I was texting a Brian when I saw some bodies come up from the river bank and head to the CRP on the trail that they have been using. After I counted 5 bodies I was wishing it was lighter so that I could shoot. I then heard a splash over the wind and here came a small buck on the same trail. The only reason I knew it was a buck was that I could see that he was freshening up a scrap where the trail meets the dirt road on the edge of timber. The first 5 that crossed the river I did not even hear them get in the water but the little buck was in a hurry to catch up. The sun came up and then I started to watch some wood ducks on the river and then I spotted what I thought was a ball in a downfall trees branches. Then as I looked closer it was a pumpkin that the vine grew up into the branches of the tree and the pumpkin was just hanging there. When it was time to finish the morning hunt I got out of my blind and went to get the pumpkin. When I got to the pumpkin I could not believe that it was hanging in the tree. It was a lot larger than what I thougth. It is a little bit bigger than a basketball and it weights 23 pounds. I brought it home just in time for Halloween for Kenna to carve up. It is pure green still and looks really cool. Here is are some pictures from this mornings hunt!