What I do in the off season
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From: rattling_junkie
15-Apr-18
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As the weather is starting to turn, my thoughts drift off to warm sunny May evenings in the bear stand. But as I look outside I am reminded that the lakes still have 4 feet of ice on them, and I can't help but reflect on my "off season." What do you do in the "off season?"
From: WV Mountaineer
15-Apr-18
I work.
From: Treeline
15-Apr-18
Nice trout! From the video, and withit looks like you also play hokey
Do a lot of fishing when not working. Spend a lot of time researching hunts for applications in the western states this time of year. Also practice shooting and scouting hunting areas.
From: PECO
15-Apr-18
My local lake got to 12" of ice this past winter. There was open water most of the season where I normally ice fish. I can't imagine there still being 4' out there.
From: rattling_junkie
15-Apr-18
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Yup, I used to play hockey, but it was an old baseball injury. I can't wait for bear season, but these antis sure love to hate my last bear video, read the comments, kinda crazy.
From: Pigsticker
15-Apr-18
Pig hunt year around except for turkey season and then I hunt turkeys. I fish some but live 200 miles from trout and even further for smallmouth which are my preferred species.
Much of my pig hunting is passive scouting for deer.
From: Charlie Rehor
15-Apr-18
I do some sort of bow hunting preparation every day.
Great fun video!
From: Thornton
15-Apr-18
I work, fish, shoot , repeat
From: LKH
15-Apr-18
This year?? Shovel and plow snow!
From: Marty
16-Apr-18
That was a great video and great bear! What off season? lol small game, bowfish, 3d's, and predator hunts!
From: Nick Muche
16-Apr-18
Nice videos David! Sorry about your phone, seen that happen a dozen times or more, gotta love it, haha.
From: TEmbry
16-Apr-18
I bowhunt for big game of some sort 10+ months out of the year. Plane tickets and the will to get out there is all it takes!
From: Buskill
16-Apr-18
Spring turkey, sit on a hill top and shoot groundhogs, I fish some but not like I used to . Often I take a stroll on our property and do little touch up jobs to get it ready for the fall ....trim a little brush, inspect stands, etc
From: grubby
16-Apr-18
NIce! It looks like we might be ice fishing all summer too!
From: Zebrakiller
16-Apr-18
MY wife said I must not have off season always doing something
From: Treeline
16-Apr-18
Good video! Well put together! Great bear! Congratulations! Wish we could hunt spring bears here in Colorado but the antis killed baiting, dogs and spring hunting back in the 90’s.
From: Mr.C
16-Apr-18
lots of fishing,and crabbing MikeC
From: bigswivle
16-Apr-18
From: GhostBird
16-Apr-18
If I'm not hunting or fishing, or working on my horse farm, I spend my time making turkey calls. I always enter several decorative turkey calls in the annual NWTF Grand National contest each February.
From: Griz
16-Apr-18
GhostBird...................wow...........and wow again.
From: Bob
16-Apr-18
Real nice videos David, and ghost those are some stunning calls !
From: Treeline
16-Apr-18
Congratulations GB! Beautiful!
From: stick slinger
16-Apr-18
Kids had fun too
Kids had fun too
Easter weekend found us out on the ice 4 days straight. Cold but beautiful. Always lots of options in the “off season”.
From: Royboy
16-Apr-18
After my bow season I’m guiding elk hunters bow and rifle then mostly backcountry skiing through May then whitewater rafting as a guide until end of August then bow hunting.
From: Royboy
16-Apr-18
From: Buffalo1
16-Apr-18
Andy,
Thank is some beautiful wood work. Congrats on the awards too !!
From: rattling_junkie
20-Apr-18
Nick, it sure does suck losing a phone, but at least they can be replaced, and kinda funny to watch if you got it on video! Gotta love the "off season," it looks like some of you enjoy it as much as I do.
