I’ll be hunting my normal area’s in SD along with southern Iowa assuming I draw a tag. Just put in this last week, have a couple of PP’s, so I’m keeping my fingers crossed.


This year I’ll probably hunt more on the weekends (longer sits hopefully) along with some time during the week.

In my ‘home’ area, a 110 or better is the goal… Some of it depends on what I start pulling off of trail camera’s before season. In southern Iowa, my goal would be a 125” or better. As it stands right now I have the second week of Nov. (8 - 16) off. – so that should be 9 solid days of hunting along with some weekend and weekday hunting.

I’ve got a couple things that could affect me time in the field:
- Wife and I are expecting our first with a due date right now of Sep. 28. So that will certainly have some affect on my time in the field.
- Started a new job this last winter and I probably won’t have quit the flexibility that my old job had. With my old job I could easily adjust my schedule for more time in the field and that just won’t be an option this year (trying to save up my vacation time, but it’s still not going to be the same)
- Cash Flow – with the new baby coming, the wife potentially being on maternity leave for much of the hunting season and with gas being as high as it is, I will have to really watch my hunting ‘budget’ this year more than I ever have…