@outdoors_allie: If it was the rut I would have scurried right up a tree, but since it’s still early it felt more productive to explore. In many ways I felt like I was cosplaying an older, grandpa-like version of myself. I went out there to hunt but ended up enjoying my exploration of the woods too much to want to sit and hunt. That feeling will surely burn off when I see the first rutty buck of the year, but regardless it was fun for the night.