Quick,
I don’t understand all the PSU/ND hype. ND got hammered last game and I wouldn’t expect a win over them to vault you as high as you’d like. So it’s now a no win for you guys. Win & you were supposed too cause they aren’t any good. Lose and you are Michigan.

I was wondering if that EHD hit your areas?

Fran, oh man, I am not even warmed up yet. Early season is always tricky. I've only hunted my big buck 1 time so far yet it still may take me all season to get a shot..hes lives in a BEACH of a location, steep, swirling nasty winds..have kept me out..I am playing it safe right now, I just dont want to blow him out of there forcing something early... I will get after him now that my brother is gone though and I am watching the winds very carefully... I pretty much set all my hunting aside while he was here and hunted secondary locations and put my bro in the best. He had elk or deer under his stand every hunt. He just didnt see the bull or buck he wanted to shoot this early.

OK ND...may have a hard time beating the IDAHO VANDALS this season..nuff said! LOL and I love the IRISH! take the good years with the bad, I hope Penn St. does great for ole JOE PA's sake.. I think the Lions are gonna hand it too ND ...rookie QB..makes it tough..


Sorry John, I can't wait to get all you guys on board here. I figured after taking 5 days off from the boards over Labor day ..I'd better poke my head in here and give ya an update.. so you guys know I am alive!

Best of luck John, cant wait to here your updates.. !

I have a family of 14 (twelve children) that we donate any extra venison to. We gave them 2 last year.....and Lisa and I didn't exchange Christmas gifts.....opting, instead, to donate to this family. I've never met them....and they don't know our names (we do this through a co-worker....who is scoutmaster to a few of their kids). yep. We have a good home for any and all does.

Mitch won't be with me, tomorrow, sadly. He is going to get his learner's permit, today.....and he wants to be with his biological father tomorrow....driving and such. I'm happy for both of them....and ALWAYS encourage their time together. He and I will get to hunt, plenty.

Thanks for the encouraging words. Lisa and I always enjoy our time together. God hasblessed us....and we know it.

Thanks, Quick (and others).....I'm really looking forward to tomorrow.

Hey Jeff,

Thats a really nice thing you do for those folks.. Good stuff. We dont have enough does in this country to need to thin them. Wolves, mountain lions and yotes.. take care of them. I see more cow elk this time of the year than I do does and we will fill our freezer with elk almost predominately year in and year out. I dont see a lot of deer per hunt but when I do its usually one I have seen before, I usually see a buck and rarely a doe in early season. Theshelassimply dont hang out in the same areas this time of the season. Bucks hold to the higher elevations and tougher ground for the most part until the rut hits. Then they drop down.

Glad to hear you'll be hunting with your boy, I think I will trytaking Jess out on a couple archery elk hunts here this month, he can hike with me and call with me. I'm not ready to strap him in a treestand for whitetails yet..maybe next year..

Unfortunately (for me) we are swamped at work and I haven't been getting home til 2-3 AM. Guess I could go right to my stand Was too windy today. Going to sneak out of here a bit early tonight and get out in the morning. Then tomorrow night the wife wants to go with me to our two seater and film. Hopefully I'll have some luck there. It's on a trail to/from a watering hole.

Quick already ordered my Fire Carr shirt

Anyone want to know how to get the Chairman of the board in your office.

Put 125,000 of the Adfund money in the wrong account

Good luck GMMAT. Thats awesome how you help out others...

Alright, we have 3 guys huntin now. We need to get on the board pretty soon, so we havesomething to talk about. Maybe Jeff can get his "Bull of the Woods" to stroll thru the playground this morning.Can't wait to hear your story bout the morning hunt Jeff.

The Archery shop where I baught my bow is having an open house today. Free shooting time, lots of attendence prizes and free food. Not to mention tons of lies and huntin stories. I think I will check it out a little later this morning. Maybe after Jeff checks in.

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Progress.....I was using a natural ground blind this morning and saw two does. Neither came into my shooting lanes but they were somewhere other than 60 yds from my house

Question....do you guys trim the extra lenght off of you full body harness straps ? With my winter gear on, I have an extra 15+ inches.