It seems like yesterday that Bow Season opended, then came rifle season and that ended today and came and went just as fast. I guess the older we get time seems to fly by. When I was younger bow season seemed to last forever and so did shotgun season, but now they fly by.
Our Late MLer Season starts tomorrow, between the wife and I we have 4 deer in the freezer, 2 bucks and 2 does, we dont need anymore meat. I have all the burger, chops, tenderloins, roast, stew meat, pepper sticks, hot dogs and sausgae 2 people could ever ask for, we had a good season and were Thankful.
I hate the end when it's comming, I still have a Big Buck in my dreams but if he does'nt show in our 9 days of late MLer season I'll still be OK with that, it's just I dread the end of it all. I still have a Buck Tag, a Doe Tag and another Doe Tag thats good for any DMU I hunt. There's one Family I will try and get a Doe for, they can really use the meat. But I still need to hold a nice set of antlers, I always set my goals too high and in most seasons gone by I end up passing on a-lot of good bucks that I wish I'd see during the rest of the season and never do.
Im going to hunt as hard as I can in the next 9 days, because after that it's over, and it's a long wait untill next season. My biggest bummer is last hunting season we were Snowless, and so were we for this hunting season execpt for 3-4 days, unheard of for us in the North, this is really depressing for me and deer movement. As I write this it's raining out again as all it seems to do lately. And the only chance of snow we'll have in Monday night into Tuesday and then for the rest of late MLer season temps just in the high 30's to low 40's for the day time temps, again not late MLer season weather.
I know it seems like I've already given up and thrown in the Towel and am getting ready for the after the season blues to set in. Im 99% Deer Hunter and 1% Shooter, I love to hunt deer way more than I love to shoot my Mler.
I guess my biggest reason to feel depressed already is because I did'nt get that Big One this season, I know it can still happen but I know the end is near and fast approaching and all my hopes are outweighed by the weather and by the Odds.
Do any of you get the feeling of after deer season blues setting in when it's all over? and what is your definition of a Good Hunting Season?
(BP)