Our Rifle Season opens tomorrow, Connie and I are ready. Our Mlers have been itching for this day and it's almost here. Now we finally get to have some fun like all the others on the Forum who have had there MLing seasons going now for some time.
Were not going to have any Snow for the second straight opening day, the weathers gonna be 48degrees and no wind. It'll be frosty when the sin comes up and it should be a good day for deer movement.
We going to our opening day spot up in ski country on my buddys property next to the big swamp. I guess I cant complain as we've had opening days with pouring rain, snow storms where the snow was so deep we could'nt even hunt there, times where it was in the 70's and days where the winds were blowing so hard not a deer anywhere was moving. So I guess this will be the perfect day, just without any snow.
We went pretty much snowless last hunting season, execpt for a few days late in the season and I was hoping for some snow this year. But for the whole opening week the temps will be in the mid to upper 40's right through Thanksgiving day and the following weekend. So the first week looks like there wont be any chance of snow. I hope we get some eventually, this is'nt right to not have any snow during hunting season in the North. At lest Connie will be happy and warm.
Tomorrow is for Connie, I'll let her have the first crack at whatever Buck comes by, she'll hold out and let the does pass untill she sees one, then if it gets too late in the morning with no buck sightings (wich rarely occures) she'll take a nice big fat swamp doe for the freezer. Im hoping she gets a buck and a doe, then I'll hunt the rest of the season for a big buck and a swamp doe or two more for the freezer. Then comes Late ML Season wich is my favorite, and if we dont have snow by then I'll cry. Im hoping for snow by the end of November at least.
Wish us Luck and with more luck I'll post some pics and a story or two tomorrow night.
(BP)