Hey Everyone

[hunt4crappie]

I am sitting here in a hotel room in Northern Indiana. And guess what... it is snowing here. I will arrive in WI tomorrow. Gonna do some deer hunting. Hopefully I will get one this year.

[TnT]

Hope you have a successful trip Jim!!

[ykkapslabhunter]

Well I'm sitting in a hotel about 20 miles northwest of Boston,Ma and all I'm gonna be doing is working up here all week. Sounds like your gonna have a heck of a lot better trip than me. Good luck!

[jafacman]

Jim , every weekend it seems you are gone some where far from home... Not much time to fish buddy.... I hope you enjoy yourself

[hunt4crappie]

It is cold up here. Right now it is only 30 degrees. This Saturday, which is the deer opener, it will be around 10. I'm glad I got a heater for my blind to at least take the edge off the cold, but it will still be hard to sit still in that weather.

[hunt4crappie]

Jim , every weekend it seems you are gone some where far from home... Not much time to fish buddy.... I hope you enjoy yourself

This should be my last long distance trip until April.

[sothunfried]

good luck jim! if ya get a deer post a pick! i'd like to see what a big deer looks like all i got so far is a spike.

[Outlaw1&2]

BRRRRRRRRRR bet it is cold , good luck and don't get sick if you can help it.

[Shine Runner]

GOOD LUCK! I got the buck fever too! Wish we could come up with a SLABFEST/BUCKFEST!!!!

[hunt4crappie]

I am on my way back. Currently sitting in a hotel room near Chattanooga.

It sure was cold the opening day of deer hunting. It was 1 degree when I headed out to my blind. Even with it being so cold I sat until 10:30 before heading back to camp for lunch. I saw 3 does and a buck that morning. Didn't have a doe tag so couldn't shoot one of them. The buck busted me as I was raising my rifle, so no shot there either.
Sunday morning I was headed back to camp at 11 when a spike stepped out onto the trail. I got off a quick shot, which unfortunatly was a gut shot. I tracked that deer for 3 hours and finally ran him down to get a second shot to finish him off. That was the hardest I ever worked for a deer. I was about to give up plenty of times, but I kept going as long as I had daylight. He field dressed at about 125-130 #'s. Probably weighed 160-170 live weight.