RE: Rifle season 2008 is history
I hunted the ONLY first two days, and that wasin 2F. Had a very nice time. Passed a 7-point in the first 20 minutes of the season, saw some other bucks..does..fawns. Brother got a 3.5 year old 8-point. All public land. No hunters around. From my field count there was 10 times the number of deer in the valley as there were hunters. I skipped the rest of the season and will be back out hard after a mature buck after Christmas. I like to stillhunt when gun hunting and all I end up doing is pushing my bucks to stump sitters. I like the woods to myself so I can dog a buck all day. I really unwind and become immersed in the hunt when doing it like that. Sitting on a stump just allows one to think about all the crap one would like to escape from. WORK...namely