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I got out one of my Blaze Orange vests to wear over my jacket . No sense in wearing camo and taking a chance on getting shot . I bought a 20 ga Savage bolt action shotgun to use in Monroe County but use my NEF 25-06 single shot rifle in the other areas that I hunt . Git 'r done !

I am pretty much ready for the gun opener . I will be in Geneseo with 2 of my sons and grandson . . We have our stands figured out for the opener and will have the woods pretty much covered . No idea who might be hunting on the adjacent properties . Being optimistic .

These days my opener is the northern zone, I sure do miss the old days of slug slinging in the south, had some real good times and killed plenty of deer. Been over 35 years since hunting the south zone. Almost all of my old hunting companions are gone now. Good luck to those hitting the south. Al

6 bucks on cell cams before 9 am in one area. crazy!

remember your reg antlered tag, becomes a either sex tag in mz

Going to put my tree sticks up tomorrow in 7p where i have a hang on up already, were going to go to 7P in the morning sat. Both dad and I have dmp tags there. Evening ill probably grab my son and the three of us will head to 7s where we all have doe tags.

These shooters are showing up farther away now, like 100 yards and more. Not time to hang up the crossbow just yet. Doe in the field at 40.

It always been difficult to hunt an East wind here. It swirls and shift direction quite often. The deer have never trusted it in the past here. Today was no exception. Those that did,, were nervous , very flighty, and didn't feed long. No bucks today.

Almost ran over a 120" 8 pt on my way home trying to cross the road by my house. Heading right toward my stand at 5:30. out of work at 3 the next two days gonna take my son back there with the crossbow and sit on the ground somewhere for the last 1-2 hours.

I miss the early morning breakfasts that dotted the area on opening day, it was part of the ritual. Not many of those around anymore.

I'd love to Tag a Deer or two with the crossbow before gun opens ... love the fact that it's either or !

Still working on getting a nice buck with the crossbow. Excited for first time riffle in our county this year.

I was once told when a man walks into the timber he carries much more weight then he does walking out. As a boy I never got it I figured the goal was to be packing the weight of a harvest. But as I got older it all made perfect sense. While your sitting there 15 feet up a tree you have no choice but to think about the things weighing on your mind. You come to terms with all the rights and wrongs, you make light of the dark times and pray for the good. What I owe to the woods I could never repay. Its where I have become who I am, its made me appreciate life and its beauty, and most of all its kept me going....

Yeah I'm ready. We lost one oldtimer this year which will put a damper on things. 88 years still going strong and had an accident in his barn. Doing something he shouldnt of be doing. My buddy Steve is a detective and is on a huge case, he can't make it. My camp usually has 6 hunters we will have 5. We will have a 14 year old up here hunting with his grandfather! Weather looks real sketchy next week. Stands are set everyone knows where they are going.

It all depends on how the upcoming “last weekend” of crossbow season goes. If it’s anything like this past one, then it’s looking like I’m going to be hunting our home farm this year. I had been hunting my parents farm, around 20 miles away, for the last (7) years (except (2) years ago when a blizzard stranded me in southern CA). Last year, I didn’t even see a deer over there, on opening day of gun, nor did I last Sunday afternoon with my crossbow. There’s been a lot more deer action around home this year, where I have a much better selection of foodplots available to them including some excellent field corn.