Offseason activities

[Blacktail_]

How do you guys like to spend the offseason?

Spend it shooting? Scouting new spots? Reading about the species? Setting up cameras? All of the above?

I always kick myself for not getting out and scouting more during the offseason, want to take advantage of this year. Never have I found a target buck and went after him, maybe I will this year.

 

[Bubblehide]

It's pig season, year round. So whatcha talking bout Willis!

 

[Blacktail_]

It's pig season, year round. So whatcha talking bout Willis!

Haha not where I am! Talking about the deer offseason anyways.

 

[S.Clancy]

I will do some bird hunting till mid-January, then cross country ski until the end of March/early April, then turkey/shed hunting until mid-May, then golf all summer, then some scouting and the season starts mid-August.

 

[Blacktail_]

I will do some bird hunting till mid-January, then cross country ski until the end of March/early April, then turkey/shed hunting until mid-May, then golf all summer, then some scouting and the season starts mid-August.

Yep waterfowl is a blast in December/January.

 

[rogerdoger]

Tinker with my gear, look at things I can't afford, skiing, ice fishing, spend time with family. The biggest thing for me is keep my excersice routing going and try and get stronger than the year before so I can haul my gear up and down the mountain since I can't afford all the cool lightweight gear.

 

[Steve300xcw]

I'm getting to the point where I enjoy the off season a bit more than the main hunting seasons

The woods arent a zoo. Do a bit of glassing and shooting. Dirt bikes and snow wheeling. So pretty much just screw around and enjoy the lack of people

 

[Bubblehide]

Haha not where I am! Talking about the deer offseason anyways.

Yeah, and I let you know how I spend my free time, when it is not deer season. I also do some fishing, backpacking... and, bear is still in season.

Not all of us sit around twiddling are thumbs.

 

[Blacktail_]

Tinker with my gear, look at things I can't afford, skiing, ice fishing, spend time with family. The biggest thing for me is keep my excersice routing going and try and get stronger than the year before so I can haul my gear up and down the mountain since I can't afford all the cool lightweight gear.

Haha looking at things I can’t afford is DEFINITELY part of my offseason!

 

[Blacktail_]

Yeah, and I let you know how I spend my free time, when it is not deer season. I also do some fishing, backpacking... and, bear is still in season.

Not all of us sit around twiddling are thumbs.

Sounds good man!

 

[SteveAndTheCrigBoys]

Predator hunting, maybe some waterfowl, target shooting/training, fishing, and building fishing rods.

 

[flytrue]

Yep, still looking for bears and pigs is year round.

 

[Bubblehide]

Sounds good man!

Yeah, it is. There is nothing like year round hunting and fishing opportunities close to home. And, I didn't mention the bird hunting.

 

[jzeblaz]

Yep, still looking for bears and pigs is year round.

We need a spring bear season now. No shortage of those guys, although I didn't see as many this year as last few.

 

[hibernation]

It's pig season, year round. So whatcha talking bout Willis!

Guessing you're in California, not many feral pigs around anywhere else with blacktail deer.

 

[Steve300xcw]

Cougar is open year round, bear runs through till the end of the year. Last I looked, a spring bear tag wasnt all that hard to draw. That'll keep you entertained enough while scouting.

 

[Bubblehide]

Guessing you're in California, not many feral pigs around anywhere else with blacktail deer.

Considering the range of ferral pigs and blacktail deer, you simply cannot be sure I'm in Ca. But Ca does offer a ton of good public land hunting.

 

[Steve300xcw]

Considering the range of ferral pigs and blacktail deer, you simply cannot be sure I'm in Ca.

It narrows it down quite a bit though. I know there's some pigs in Oregon but not all that many of them to my knowledge.

 

[Bubblehide]

It narrows it down quite a bit though. I know there's some pigs in Oregon but not all that many of them to my knowledge.

I'm fortunate, I have excellent public land spots. But, I put the work in and earned them. Success is often brutal though.