Minnesota Deer Opener 2012

This is the first time that I've posted anything without a picture- unfortunately, the only one taken was of our hunting party without any deer, and that's only on my brother's camera for now.  Our party of five had only one opportunity in 2 full days of hunting.  Being a little more selective, a fork was given a pass on Sunday, the only deer seen while sitting on stands.  A few others were jumped while walking to/from stands or during drives.  It's been a slow start for most this year throughout St. Louis and Itasca Counties.  The weather was cloudy and mostly calm with a temperature of around 32-35 for daytime highs and not too cold at night.  A neighboring party did take a decent 8-pointer on Saturday, but it's been slow.  I'm not discouraged yet, still 13 days to go, and I'll be in the woods for most of them.