I've never been one to miss out on a good time, so you can go ahead and sign me up again. Likelast year, I'll only be able to hunt Saturdays, so I can't really guarantee that I score on a brute, but I'm pretty sure that I can come up with something. If I have to hunt every morning before work for 30 minutes a day, I will.

Man, I feel like I spend my entire life just waiting, planningfor the next October. My Alpha Burly's are pretty beat. After turkey season, they will officially be worn out, so I have to pick up a new pair for next fall. I'll need the usual: scents/muzzy blades.

So what do you guys do over the off-season? I usually get pretty wound up for turkey season, but it's different now. Over the past couple seasons, I've taken some really nice birds, but I don't get as excited as I used to. It's like I expect to kill a 70-class bird every season, and anything less is a failure. Now, I'd rather take someone else out and when they get a bird, I usually get more excited than they do, even if it's a Jake.

After turkey season ends, we do some groundhog hunting. Some friends and I have bought custom varmint rifles, and we spend a few Saturdays in the fields trying to thin out the groundhogs for some local farmers. I also take a few Saturdays in August, and wander through the mountains hunting Ginseng. I know, that's pretty hillbilly, but I did it as a kid for money, so I do it now as a hobby.I'll probably keep it up until I get bit and maimedby a snake.

I get out fishing and campinga few times, too. My summertime fishing trips usually wind up being summertime swimming trips, because I never catch anything, and I don't have the patience required to fish effectively. Besides, it's usually hot, and the river is right there.

Outside of that, the offseason consists of work, hanging out with gf/friends, going to a club here and there, playing/watching any sport imaginable (golf, paintball, football, softball, deck hockey). This June my fiancee and I will be vacationing (and getting married *it pains me to admit it*) in the Dominican Republic, so I have that little trip to look forward to.

So what will you guys be up to over the coming months?