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Every year about this time, I join the ranks of archers who take to the woods in search of our four-legged, super-tasty, fender-wrecking friends. For those of you in New York City, I’m talking about whitetail deer.

The difference this year lies primarily in the fact that:

1. I have no woods to take to
2. I have no treestand to hunt from
3. I’ll actually be hunting on my dad’s 2-acre suburban lot!

Oh, there’s still a chance I might get something! Dad’s lot borders on a 10-acre clover field, and there’s a sizable stand of trees at the back corner. We checked it out yesterday, and it looks like at least 3 or 4 have been bedding down back there.

So, in typical Dave fashion, I’ve decided to try something new…well, at least new to me. Stillhunting is a technique where you stalk slowly along the ground, taking a step only once every several minutes. What you lack in speed, you make up for in stealth, the idea being that you must sneak up on your game, rather than sitting in one spot and waiting for your game to wander past you.

I guess we’ll find out tomorrow how well I can do it… My patience has been tempered by 7 years without a single kill, so don’t think I’m not willing to wait for it!