Opening Day Dilemma!
 

Was looking at the calender and planning my hunting vacation days today at work... yes I had just a little spare time;)

Well, this would be the 8th year in a row for me to hunt opening day of archery in MD, but its on a Monday this year!!!

My dilemma is if I should use a vacation day for it?!?! I'm really tempted to save it for better hunting in Oct/Nov, and due to my work schedule I'm off the friday & Sat after opening day, so I would just have to wait 4 more days...

..But then thats 4 more days! and a ongoing tradition!

What to do???

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RE: Opening Day Dilemma!
 

Come on, you cant miss OPENING DAY!!;)

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Opening day is over-rated.

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how about an afternoon hunt on opening day? will that work in your schedule

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Opening day is big time tradition where I come from, so if you have that tradition in your blood and want to keep it going I say take the day off work and spend it in the woods! Hunting opening day is a no brainer in my book, its the days that follow that I will be letting pass and save for later in the season if its to warm! If that happens I be chasing the Turkeys for a few weeks before hunting the whitetails daily!

RE: Opening Day Dilemma!
 

I agree. If the temps are high, here, on opening day (likely)......I'll be doing something other than sitting in a tree.

RE: Opening Day Dilemma!
 

Do you have one patterned? If so a great time to get after it.

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Sick days? Buck Fever is a sickness ya know!;)

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I gotta go!

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I'd save the time for later in the season

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Personally me I would say the heck with opening day and use for Thursday then you will have Thur-Sat to hunt!!! Walt

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Opening day of bow season is not a big deal to me. Usually you have to deal with hordes of guys that will bowhunt the first two weeks and give up, guys putting on "bow drives", and other nonsense. I wouldn't burn a day for it unless you've got a big guy patterned and want to get after him.

Gun season on the other hand, now that is an opening day tradition.

RE: Opening Day Dilemma!
 

true dat, because before you know it, bam..... uh where did he go? he used to be in this field every evening....

Its happened to me every year.

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I dont have one patterned yet, but if I do then i might change my story...

I think for now I'll just wait till friday, or maybe take thrus off and have a 3 day hunt :D

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Wow all of our oepnign days are all on Saturdays except spring turkey they open on wednesdays

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Monday opener.....sounds nice if you can do it.....way more guys "opener" will be that following saturday, or maybe friday evening....so yes thats kinda like 5 days by yourself....you could take off only thurs/fri and that may be better but still more guys probably doing that than mon/tues....maybe just take off part of that first week?

MT has sunday openers.....

RE: Opening Day Dilemma!
 

l never get to hunt opening day due to working every saturday


im writing this from my little cousins PSP aint technology crazy

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depends on what you have seen scouting...

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I gotta go with Walt on this one, or even save the day off for later in the season. IL opens on Wed, but I'm not gonna go out till Fri (unless of course I get a chance in my neighbors yard)

RE: Opening Day Dilemma!
 

It's only opening day of bow season . it goes from sept 15 till jan 31 plenty of time to get some hunting in . but i will be hunting :)