It's getting about time
Contributors to this thread:Wisconsin
From: Cntrylife
07-Sep-19
The weather is changing a bit and I feel it getting ready. Its still a little early but I am getting pumped
From: casekiska
07-Sep-19
Yep - weather changing...cooler nights...gets dark earlier...color beginning to appear in the trees...birds flocking...woods beginning to dry...crops ripening...first rubs appearing...all this instills anticipation...feel like a kid waiting for Christmas...the excitement builds...seven more days plus a wake-up, and we'll be there! I can hardly wait!
From: Bloodtrail
07-Sep-19
Tick-Tock gentlemen.....
From: Tweed
07-Sep-19
Feel like it takes forever but also sneaks up on me.
Anyone got bowhunting related plans this weekend?
From: Crusader dad
07-Sep-19
I’m going to pick my restrung bow back up, hang a stand at my urban spot and shoot, shoot, shoot. But first I have some business on the golf course. I lost $114 in yesterday’s match so I’m gonna need to make some of that back today. I will admit that I am very excited about this season. More so than the past few years.
From: Drop Tine
07-Sep-19
I need to finish up the platform gun stand today and finish dialing in the new bow. Shoots like a dream.
From: Missouribreaks
07-Sep-19
Best of luck to all of you this fall.
From: Nocturnal
07-Sep-19
Nicely spoken Case!
From: xtroutx
07-Sep-19
Yes, Case nailed it. I usually don't hunt until a little later, but my son my be able to make it next weekend. If that's the case, I'll be out. Lots of daytime activity on the cams. Nice acorn drop again this year is helping on public land.
From: Jeff in MN
07-Sep-19
Yup, had a loon on the lake today, also goose flock went by. Had not seen either since spring. (Hayward) They are staging to head south, I will do the same in a couple of weeks.
Also seagulls on the lake but I think that usually just means rough water on Lake Superior.
From: DoorKnob
07-Sep-19
"I’m going to pick my restrung bow back up, hang a stand at my urban spot and shoot, shoot, shoot. But first I have some business on the golf course. I lost $114 in yesterday’s match so I’m gonna need to make some of that back today. I will admit that I am very excited about this season. More so than the past few years. " srsly???
since when does 114 you might double lose compare with the bow opener?
From: jjs
07-Sep-19
My wife ask me what I was thinking and I replied that if she answered correct that I would give her $100 and I lost, it was the hunt. After 37 yrs of marriage it wasn't a hard one to figure, I was sucker again.
From: Crusader dad
07-Sep-19
Doorknob, our golf matches can get pretty intense. Especially towards the end when one guy is trying to play catch up and pressing the bets. A skulled chip or weak putt could cost quite a bit of cash. It definitely gets the heart racing. I’ve felt as much pressure/excitement on the course as I have at the moment of truth on a deer and I live for those rushes/highs. Sometimes I double lose but sometimes I double win! Same as bow hunting. (Got $93 back today and another match scheduled for tomorrow)
From: smokey
07-Sep-19
Yep, got the feelin'. No big bucks on camera but I don't care, I will be in a stand soon and loving it!
From: Cntrylife
07-Sep-19
Had this guy out herding up cows the last couple days. We generally do not shoot elk by the house but he also jumped a fence and killed: 2 peaches 1 pear 5 apple trees (including my wife's honeycrisp) I prefer Midwest Deer hunting to Elk but I have a special spot for this guy this year Elk Bow for Western Wa starts TODAY but hunting seems to not get good until mid Oct.
From: Live2hunt
09-Sep-19
I will be bird hunting this weekend and I will be sitting in a small grove of oaks with my bow Sat. night at our cabin in Price county. I don't plan on shooting anything, but I generally see alot of deer when there are acorns. Early is when I start scouting my public forest spots so I know where I want to concentrate my efforts during the rut phases.
From: Chief2
12-Sep-19
Anyone hunting this weekend?, bugs are too much for me so ill pass
From: Tweed
12-Sep-19
I won't be. Just too much going on.
Last year I rushed it and the whole season felt rushed.
I'm going to wait till it cools a bit and have the time.
From: Reggiezpop
12-Sep-19
I’ll be out all weekend in Waupaca County. Full moon won’t help, but I can’t wait to soak it all in and relax. Just need to decide which broadhead to start the season with!
From: xtroutx
12-Sep-19
Sons coming up, so I will be out.
From: Nocturnal
12-Sep-19
From: rallison
12-Sep-19
As a youngster I hunted from the opener til filled. Now, I don't do much til late October.
Yeah...I play a LOT of golf too...lol.
Good luck y'all...hunt hard...hunt safe...develop those memories!
From: RutnStrut
12-Sep-19
I work this weekend so I won't be out until Sunday eve.
From: Naturelives
13-Sep-19
The first couple weeks are my favorite time to be out. I've been battling a cough but I'm gonna try to do shorter sits sat and sun night.
From: Drop Tine
13-Sep-19
Good luck fellas. Above all have a safe season and wear that harness.
From: Crusader dad
13-Sep-19
I’m shooting for Sunday morning or evening but probably won’t get out until next week. Hopefully someone starts the meatpole with an opening day monster.
From: retro
13-Sep-19
Maybe try for a doe, but I would never give up stand time in October or November with a filled buck tag. That time of year comes and goes way to fast. Going to savor every minute of it.......
From: RJN
13-Sep-19
I'm waiting until next weekend and hopefully cooler weather. I like hunting the rut but whenever a mature buck shows up that's when I fill my buck tag. Might be the first day out or not until next yr.
From: DoorKnob
13-Sep-19
The guys around here are going to need kayaks. Most won't venture.
From: Tweed
14-Sep-19
Good morning!
For those going out I hope you have a great sit.
From: Crusader dad
14-Sep-19
The weather down by us is absolutely perfect for a first morning sit. Wish I was out there.
From: Oleduckhunter
14-Sep-19
Beautiful morning here, 49F and sunny.
From: Fight
14-Sep-19
Hey Doorknob - I am one of those guys! Lots of rain filled up the swamp I hunt in off the river. Kayaked right to the base of my tree this opening morning which is normally 75 yards from the river. No deer but still good!
From: Fight
14-Sep-19
Hey Doorknob - I am one of those guys! Lots of rain filled up the swamp I hunt in off the river. Kayaked right to the base of my tree this opening morning which is normally 75 yards from the river. No deer but still good!
From: Tweed
14-Sep-19
Now that's some stick-to-itivness right there.
From: xtroutx
14-Sep-19
Beautiful morning here. 47degrees and wind died down at daybreak, no hunters in the area. 2 does and 1 fawn, 10 turkeys. Be back at it this afternoon. Good luck to all that are going out. Had a nice buck on camera again last night at 7:45pm. Hope he is on his feet a little earlier tonight.
From: Crusader dad
15-Sep-19
I’ve seen a few nice buck rolling through Facebook. I most definitely would not save a tag if one of them walked in front of me.
From: Crusader dad
16-Sep-19
Fondulac co is at it again. One public one private... two giants.
From: Live2hunt
16-Sep-19
I went out and grouse hunted/scouted in the morning on Saturday and planned on hunting the evening up Nort. Well, 5:00 it started raining and rained all night. My wife liked it because I installed her new faucet in the cabin. It was too hot for me and buggy!!! the damn gnats and skeeters were nuts up there. I'm not going till it cools down.
From: Jeff in MN
16-Sep-19
Reggie, go with the slick trick. Simple design that will not fail.
From: Crusader dad
20-Sep-19
First sunrise of the season for me. I’ve got until 7:30. My wally camo smells like a combination of dead mouse and oil paint. My human scent should be well disguised
From: Tweed
20-Sep-19
Lol
Call that curiosity scent.
From: Nocturnal
20-Sep-19
Had a good hunt on the public land last night. I walked for 4 hours lookong for the fresh stuff, and finally got onto sign fresh enough to hunt. Ended up cutting/ following fresh BB tracks, which lead to 2 fresh rubs going into a swamp. Ended up seeing 5 deer. 2 8 pointers, a fork, and a doe and fawn. Looking for something a little better but finally a hunt where something didnt go wrong. Sit number 4 tonight.
From: Nocturnal
20-Sep-19
From: Crusader dad
20-Sep-19
Tweed, the curiosity scent I used was edge shave gel. You know, cause I’m a millennial and I gotta keep my lines clean no matter what ;-)
From: Tweed
20-Sep-19
I'm n old school hipster and use barbersol.
Glad you guys are having some good sits.
I won't be out until next weekend.
From: Badger_16
20-Sep-19
I start vacation sunday, planning on hitting the woods all next week. I hung a stand tonight, not real thrilled with the tree as it has a big knot where my back sits but it will have to due for now.
From: Crusader dad
20-Sep-19
Barbasol... ha, you smell like my grandpa. Now I know why you never see any deer.
