I enjoy hunting the entire season Sept 7th to Feb 15th with extended permit. Filling a tag is just part of the larger event - hunting. I love jumping out of bed 3:15 in the morning when it is that dark blue-black in the sky and driving 45min out to my hunting land. Nothing beats the cool crisp air, crunching leaves and the cold steel of my tree-steps. For me, the best part is when about 15-20min after settling into my stand and "nature forgets that I'm there". There are few people other than hunters who actually experience this. Most people travel through the woods, we become part of the woods. I've had squirrels 1ft from my face looking at me trying to figure out what I was peering out from behind my camo facemask <img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>. The deer is another bonus of the activity <img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>
"Measure twice, shoot once <img src=icon_smile_evil.gif border=0 align=middle> "