My 17 year old son Ryan headed to NH on Saturday Oct. 2 and climbed into the stand about 1:15 PM. The stand sits back about 75 yards from an area that was clear cut about 2 years ago. The stand is located in a hemlock and there are a number of oaks around the tree. The acorns are limited in NH this year but this area still has some. About 6:35 PM a button appeared and shortly after a doe walked into the opening and stopped. She was broadside and reached for an acorn as the 100 grain thunderhead pierced her lungs and stuck in the ground. She ran about 200 yards and dropped dead in the clear cut. It was only the 16th deer checked at Trader Johns and the season opened Sept. 15. The doe weighed an even 100 lbs empty. I still have not seen a deer and I have at least 40 hours in tree stands.
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