sbuff

The low was -13 yesterday and it's only 14 now, no shooting anytime soon by me. Semi if you still got that NEF muzzloader it's time to dust it off and fire away !!!

deer655

I had a farm I was hunting that was about 50/50 oaks and pasture land. This land owner never replanted after clear cutting. When the blackberries and honeysuckle took over the bucks moved in. I work on large system printers and I had a paper vendor tell me once that oaks are only good for 2 to 3 weeks out of the year while dropping acorns but a replanted pine forest that allows it undergrowth to fill in naturally is a much better year round food and bedding source- made sense. But when those acorns start dropping thats where I will be if possible.

cayugad

when they do that where I live we get poplar slashings that grow back. Poplar as thick as grass it seems. And is that a bear to get through. As for the deer, around here they like open areas. One reason I cleared a small section behind my garage. Not for hunting mind you, but for watching. Its fun to see the deer and turkey back there moving around.

Blackpowdersmoke

Man I hear ya on that sbuff!!

Saturday here was -8 low with a high of 5 degrees and winds NNW at 20-25 mph! Sunday wasn't much better but the winds were out of the south at 10-12 so it was a little warmer. Yesterday it went from snow to freezing rain to all rain and we got pounded with heavy rains for about 4-5 hours. Talk about freaky weather patterns this year, GEEZUZ!! I'm on board with you, probably won't be doing any shooting until things stabilize some.

BPS