Ranger Rick
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Anyone else switching gears and headed out to their deer stand this weekend? I see you guys in the south are expecting to get clobbered with heavy white stuff. We're just supposed to be cold. With the mild fall we've been having, I was looking forward to sitting on stand without freezing. Now I'm preparing all my layers and taking the extra steps to stay warm.
Growing up in Burlington, there were no deer. You had to go north to hunt. Now we don't have deer in the north, but for different reasons. I've seen one deer while hunting over the past 6 seasons. Our traditional group is getting smaller. Two old guys who can no longer go and two guys who don't think it's worth it because of the lack of deer. My brothers and I will go, come hell or high water, because it's what we've always done. And you never know, a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while, too. Plus, there's beer and sheepshead after the hunt. We'll make memories one way, or another.
Growing up in Burlington, there were no deer. You had to go north to hunt. Now we don't have deer in the north, but for different reasons. I've seen one deer while hunting over the past 6 seasons. Our traditional group is getting smaller. Two old guys who can no longer go and two guys who don't think it's worth it because of the lack of deer. My brothers and I will go, come hell or high water, because it's what we've always done. And you never know, a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while, too. Plus, there's beer and sheepshead after the hunt. We'll make memories one way, or another.