Elmo

Squirrel Vegetable Soup. Didn't really follow a recipe. Just experiemented along the way. Came out pretty good. Need to throw a little more seasoning into though.

Have not see milkweed pods but when I come across one, I'll definitely take in your advice. Thanks.

You're right on that. It diappears within 2 feet. Won't know what the wind is doing further than that.

I've been using this guy. Has worked great for me so far. http://www.amazon.com/Code-Blue-OA1187-Smoke-Detector/dp/B003DW8YMI/ref=pd_sbs_sg_2

Cuban Monte Cristos and Cohibas also work great but I haven't been down to DR in a while.

Thanks for the advice moog5050. I hunt only on public land so I can't set up the blind early. It'll have to be the day of. I have a realtree balaclava I'll wear.

First off, I would like to make it clear that my little tree stand accident does little to effect my opinion. I have very little fear of heights. I've gone skydiving and was looking into hang-gliding this year but a little thing call "saving for a wedding" got in the way. Secondly, I have no problem treking through miles of brush if it'll assure me a better rate of success. But from my extremely limited experience (this is only my second year deer hunting and bow hunting) I have never seen a deer while in a tree while I have see several while on the ground. The day I fell out of my tree stand and it broke, I was forced to walk around and conitnue the rest of my hunt on the ground. A few feet from my stand was a rock wall and as I hid behind it, I saw some but not a whole lot more of a disadvantage being out of the tree stand as far a vantage point. The next time out, I went to a different spot and hunt from the ground hiding behind a tree. Walking in an out without a 20+ lbs tree stand strapped to my back was sooooo much easier and I asked myself, why lug a heavy tree stand around when if it doesn't help me all that much? I had a doe come within 10 feet of me while I was sitting behind a tree. Unfortunately for me, she came at the same direction of the tree and so the tree blocked half of her the whole time. Of course you can say if I was up in a tree, I would have had a shot. But you can also say if I was 5 feet to my left or to my right, I would also have had a shot. My only concern is the fear of drawing the bow string back without the deer seeing my movement. I feel a pop-up blind will conceal that movement but I have also heard from people that deer will notice a pop-up blind from a far and know that some weird structure that wasn't there yesterday. Does this hold true? Will deer avoid pop-up blinds when they see it?

Back at work. Can't wait for the weekend to come.

I have a reputation I must maintain.

I swear some mornings I wake up with an oosik. Makes it really hard to pee.

I actually have a box at home and always forget to treat my clothes with them.

Good point.

Didn't see any dead deer before but today I saw two dead does and two bucks locking horns all within a 1 to 2 mile stretch of highway. Enough to indicate rut activity or is it still too early to be possible?

Unless you're hunting deer out of season, why don't you just shoot the bear if there are no cub in tow? Bear and deer season coincides.

Sorry. I should have clarified. I mean if you're in your spot waiting for the deer and it comes in as you expected but it spots you and takes off. Do you stay hoping it comes back or that's it, the deer won't return to the spot the rest of the day? Thanks!

In the morning either at a travel route, a feeding ground, or a watering hole, do you come back to it in the afternoon or do you move on to a different spot?

Back then it was almost $1.50 Canadian to the US dollar. I betcha now they don't even want our money.

Grow-damn autocorrect! I meant ticks. But I use to work with a lot of gays and gone to a few gay bars for happy hour as a result. None of them were name Rick. Unless they weren't honest with their real names. Hey, a free drink is a free drink. Don't judge. =P. =)

Haven't been to sundowners since my college days. Guys at SUNY Buffalo use to take me there when I visited. Didn't realize that place was that famous.

Found a Rick crawling up my leg. What the hell?!?! I thought it would be too cold for them by now?

I know Kalamazoo. I use to pass it when ever I camp out in Warren Dunes. Going to Michigan is what introduced this city boy into hunting. Unfortunately that was over 15 years ago. Regret waiting this long to finally act on it.

Damn it! Dow came within 10 feet of me but got spooked!!! I was hiding behind a tree waiting for her to clear but something gave me away.

Damn it! Dow came within 10 feet of me but got spooked!!! I was hiding behind a tree waiting for her to clear but something gave me away.

Vincy, where in MI were you at? I went to UofM then stayed in Ypsi for a couple of years before moving back to NYC.

Got in at 6:15am. It's cold. It's raining. And the wind is blowing in the direction of the deer. I'll see how long I last.