Winter plans

[Pony Soldier]

Things are wrapping up here. Yesterday I had to mothball my trailer because the river froze over and my goose hunting got curtailed a little. Now comes the three months between seasons but I have to stay home to feed stock and plow snow. So--- what is on the table to fill those months.

Of course there is some reloading to do. My partner got gifted a Marbles knife and asked me to design and construct a scabbard for it. There is always gun and saddle maintenance. I have some finish work to do on the kitchen remodel. Maybe some horse work on a new filly if it warms up. And of coarse some permits and design work with my consulting business. (Note the priorities!)

What projects do the rest of you have to fill the frozen months?

 

[Truaxdw]

Trapping

 

[AZ8]

Archery deer if my unit doesn’t close. So far, the quota hasn’t been met, so I’ll try and get out in January.

Quail hunting.

Predator hunting.

 

[wytx]

Trapping

Same here trapping.

 

[Molon Labe]

Going back to Mekoryuk helping someone on their Muskox hunt end of January.
And then tagging along on a desert sheep hunt in Mexico a week later.
Should be an interesting swing of temps/clothing in 6days!
Been 6yrs in a row I’ve had at least one Jan/Feb hunt to go on…it’s really been nice.

 

[dtrkyman]

Archery Mule deer Jan. 1st to the 15th, then ducks, quail and Javelina until the end of the month.

 

[Decker9]

I use to trap in the winters for marten and lynx, but since the pine beetle and logging, not much fur is around anymore. I picked up a new hobby a few years ago, my warm basement is where you’ll find me in the cold months now. My lady has a late season goat tag still also, we’re shooting for the end of February.

 

[*zap*]

Fitness and strengthen knees #1. Camping. Deer hunting till 2/1, then small game. Trapping. Dehydrating food & canning. Figuring out life.....

 

[dirtytough]

Predator hunting.

 

[hunterjmj]

Finishing the interior of our shop, build shelving, coyote hunting, ice fishing, outside projects weather permitting and lots of things that don't get done in the warmer months.

 

[Tobe_B]

I need to build some new chaps before summer, possibly a new saddle scabbard. We’ve got a young mare that needs worked and ridden so I can have her ready for the summer/fall season. I’ll fit in some coyote hunting and shooting throughout the winter as well. Need to get down to my folks in Texas and do some hog/sheep hunting as well.


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[Rocky723]

Get out on some snowmobiles and hit the mountain slopes

 

[Rooggvc]

Ice fishing for me.

 

[Seeknelk]

Ice fishing, play hockey couple times a week when I find drop ins, buddy rentals, lift , hike the local hill. Fly fish a local bite when warm spells hit. Maybe trap marten a couple weeks, kids would like to snowshoe a little for that. (they claim)
Load some ammo and shoot some to iron out some loads for the 6.5 and 22 Creedmoor.
Predator calling and ice fishing trip to the east side would be fun.
Should plan another trip to Galveston or other place ( any suggestions?) on Texas coast for fishing and hopefully warmer than the 40 degrees we had there last year when we arrived! Fly rod and or surf, spinning fishing suggestions allowed! Got some nice sheep head and specks on a clouser last year.

 

[49ereric]

Snowshoe for health
reloading the 8mm/338 for once
borescope a problem barrel
reforming brass

 

[mtwarden]

Have a couple of winter backpack trips planned in the Bob Marshall; will get some snowshoe day trips in as well- need to keep the foot on the gas as I have a Dall hunt in August

 

[N2TRKYS]

Rifle deer season until February 10th, then get ready for the start of turkey season in March. I’ll wrap up turkey season towards the end of May. That’s when the long 3 months starts before it’s time to get ready for deer season again.

So my plans for the off season…..fishing.

 

[roosiebull]

Winter steelhead, calling lions, a little coyote and goose hunting, we are going to Hawaii end of January, and still need to can and grind a bunch of meat, maybe cut a little wood too, though I think we’re pretty good for the winter

Gonna do some diving too, and ditch land work and get back on the ocean full time, I have decided that’s what I’m made to do. Life is too boring when I’m not jumping in the ocean to pay bills

 

[thinhorn_AK]

Snowshoeing, fitness, snowmachining, long range shooting, hopefully winter moose and spring bear.

 

[Spike elk]

Ice fishing and predator hunting.