There was a small 6 point not 50 yds from the climbing stand that I was removing that had a right front broken leg. He couldn't walk on that leg at all. He didn't seem to mind that I was within 50 yds to him on an ATV. I went back to get the muzzleloader, and tried sneaking up on him. When I was on foot, his comfort zone was 200 Yds. I was going to shoot, but a tree was obscuring his vitals. Once I moved to a cleaner shooting land, he started to walk away. I couldn't get a clear shot at him before he made it to a neighbor's property. I never talked to any of the neighbors around there (not my land) so I don't have permission to hunt there. I'll just have to wait until he comes back - maybe this evening.
I did find a tree stand on the property that is being used - fresh climbing marks on the tree. So now I'll be hunting trespassers as well.
One small pond on the property was 95% covered with skim ice this a.m.
