I do like the Monday opener for buck. Guys come up Saturday and we party Saturday night. Sunday we sleep in, have a big breakfast and go to bed early on Sunday.
The bear Saturday helped me out, though. I never had the time to take off both buck and bear so I hadn't been bear hunting in about 10 years.
Tough about the local businesses, though. We head up to our cabin year 'round so we support the local stores and restaurants a couple weekends a month, regardless of the season.