It started as scouting

[Uncle Lou]

I went across the lake on Friday to check some wind swirls. We had a west wind 5-10 mph, and I found a big bed in there last year and just wanted to walk around and drop some milk weed to see what kind of swirls I had going with this west wind. This is a mostly undeveloped county park (623 acres) with walking and horse trails cut through it, opened to archery hunting just last year. I am for the most part sticking to the trails at this time of year.

I found a group of beds on this gentle hillside, As I took a short cut across this area. About 10 or so beds together, I see this a lot, I believe it to be a doe group with some night bedding in the somewhat open, they kinda watch in all directions.
Picture is looking Southwest

here is a close up of a bed.


Put on long pants and should have had long sleeves, apparently cutter advanced is a mosquito attractant. Had so much on my hands when I stumbled across these blackberries they tasted sour, that is until I licked all the Cutter off my fingers, then the berries started tasting sweeter.


Then Ellie bugged me all day to go pick berries, so off we went today. Had a north wind so of course I wanted to check swirls again, the main berry patches were all around the area I want to check.

Anyway, today we got a little more prepared for the mosquitos,

getting mentally prepared on the ride over

we put hooded sweatshirts on once over there. And with all the rain last night I think there was more berries and mosquitos today than on Friday

[BigHunt]

sweet

[shooter mcgavin]

Nice getting them out at a young age.
I took my two boys 7&11 scouting a couple of weeks ago.

[GLOCKMASTER]

Way to Lou. Nothing like wild berry's.

[Zap]

Good stuff, thanks for sharing.

[Indianahunter]

She is adorable in the mosiquito net. Good job Dad. I wish my little girl was still that little