the shoulder isnt a soft bone[:'(]but hey i got next year also dont go in the woods with an upset stomache[:'(][]

Well 1st i will purchase a couple more Lone Wolfs, I found myself being a bit lazy on 2 different occasions not want to move my hang on because there were no trees for my climber! I will not wait to shoot different deer because its to early in the season! In Michigan you can shoot a doe with 1 tag from you combo license! Last season I "waited" and ended up with Michigan Tag Soup!

1. You need a climber in your arsenal (got a new summit goliath half way through the season, awesome, compared to the old ones.) Ididn't use one since i first started archery hunting years ago.

2. I'm going to sleep induring the early full moon!

I learned that a pack of large doe's show up every time I'm eating a PB-n-J.

In 2007, I'll make sure I'm fully stocked on peanut butter and jelly in the field!!

I learned that #1, I gotta get a new bow. #2, Move my treestand. And #3, don't let gun hunters get you down!

i was hunting the day before gun season and these jerks walked right under my stand and told his buddy to put a stand in this tree. they both looked up and saw me and said srry and left. i thought it was funny but ever since then, i've seen them around the area looking for stand locations and they are cutting my deer off.

when in doubt...shot anyway....it worked for me

I am going to take several precautions in keeping out trespassers on the land I bowhunted last year. I am going to the adjacent landowner to secure written permission, and make sure that she(the landowner) is awarethat the 2 she gave permission to hunt last year were arrested for trespassing and night hunting, using her land as an access to my land. I already have the DNR and local sheriff's depts involved, and my land owner. After I do--soon and very soon--I will post it very thoroughly. Then I will scout the living fool out of all the land to determine the overlapping trailsand plan my entry and exit trails to keep the scent level as low as possible and away from any bedding or feeding areas. I can't risk leaving any climbers in the woods, but I will make a map of all the differing stand sites,and different times of the season that they are most productive--so I keep it fresh in my mind the history that the deer movement layed out for me.I have the memory of that big 150 class 10 that got by me the week before those idiot trespassers ruined my season last year to motivate me--along with the photo of the nice 9 I found after they shot him the night before!!!!!

I asked myself that question from the 05 season! 2006 turned out to be the best bow season I've had. New bow, new land, and new treestand. I'm not a horn hunter, but did arrow a nice 8, 6 and 3 does. (Watched all but the 8 drop, he went about 150 yards) I let at least 15 younger deer walk that I would have shot during my earlier years as a bowhunter. It was fun taking pics of those deer and watching their behavior as they wondered away.

What would I change for this year? I think I would write down the actual weights/measures I used for all my sausage and jerky makings. Keeping a log would make the next batch easier and/or better.

Best Learned Lesson?

When pre-season scouting in August, after a rain, AND on River-bottom land, ALWAYS wear mesquito netting gear!

Otherwise you and your wife may have literally "hundreds" of bites all over your body!

Another lesson learned the hard way... but hey, I still got some good big buck footage with my video camera! (Even though it was kind of shaky from swatting bugs!)

I am always learning..........still.

1. Always take my binoculars into the woods. By not doing so last season on one particular day I was undecided and unconvinced that a buck I had seen earlier that morning was as big as he turned out to be. By shooting a nice but lessor buck I missed out on a great opportunity to shoot a 150ish class buck later that morning.

2. Use the climbing stand when I wish to be mobile(such as public land or trying a new area) as I did in past years. One part-season of hauling in sticks/stand and taking them down after every hunt convinced me of this, even though a good straight tree is not always available. Finding an alternate location for the use of a climber in mobile situations generally can be found.