I love waking up on Sept 1st,usually in my Kodiak canvas tent,getting dressed and knowing that when I unzip that door and step outside with my bow in hand and tag in pocket,it's a completely different world and I've waited all year for this morning to come back.
Time for me to get another weight lifting program started to gain strength back from taking the last 3 months off,tinker with the bow a bit and work on keeping form together through the winter. Next target for me is 2023 spring bear with the bow.
I've about heard enough of this crap. I guess if some of these invertebrates get shot and killed by the owners while in action, maybe that will send a message.
Something that has helped me a lot is spot and stalk on whitetail does. Those critters are always"switched" on. Sometimes it will take me an hour to move 60 yards in,take one small step and wait and look and listen,then one more step. Rinse and repeat.
Just found a whitetail buck that was shot last week in an area I archery hunt,shot looked low and back,the antlers had been hacked off and the rest of the deer left to rot. I'm going to pay close attention to this area next year. I can honestly say that if I see something like this happening at...
Sat in the stand last weekend when the temps started out at 2 degrees, with no wind it was tolerable. Add just a little bit of a breeze and I would have climbed down,guess that is my limit for now.