I can already hear'em, smell 'em, and see'em and I canenvision the bullet strike-reactions.... K-THUD-stagger-flop.... it maybechallenging to improve on last year; however, I fully expect to do so.

So yes, I find myself thinking about it quite a bit, no big hurry to get to it though, it will be here soon enough, there is lots of preparation to be done.

We are going for Colorado'sOctober 11th first season rifle opener; we like to get to them before they get all wised up and skittish. I dohope they are bugling as it isalways a nice touch while waiting for sunrise. I hope the numbers are up this year (it varies a lot from year to year), 300 is a lot more fun to see than 30.

Really, the camaraderie, the packing (on horses), camp life, and the butcheringare the best parts of the huntand sure lasts longer than the 20 second kill window. That kill window rigorously and convincinglyexecuted is a nice rush though.