Tuesday, I killed a doe while bowhunting after school, but, by far, the most interesting day afield was Wednesday morning when I was able to hunt until 10:00 A.M (school didn't start until 12:30 because of a conference day). That's because of the interesting things I was able to see.
For example, on that day I spent the morning on one of our properties in Craig County, Virginia. I had never seen any grouse on this land but one flew by my stand around 8:00 A.M. The ruff's appearance was likely made more likely by the clearcuts I have had done in 2009 and earlier this year.
Later, I observed three young red-tailed hawks in the clearcut below my stand. They spent the morning chasing each other - for all the world it looked like they were playing some form of aerial tag. The trio also periodically attacked gray squirrels, but they did not seem to have any luck in their hunting. The gray squirrels were extremely agitated about the non-stop bombardments and chattered angrily all morning.
I was hoping to see or hear some early migratory birds such as kinglets or juncos, but none appeared. I did note that the grackles flocked together in massive numbers and apparently have left the area. Fall mornings on deer stand are often fascinating.
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