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RE: Fall - your season or not? - 10/16/2006 8:31:43 PM

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Wow...I guess that I am far from alone in my love of the season!!! And to think there are so many people in the world who go from house to car, from car to office, from office to car.......never really taking the time to enjoy getting out in it.

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RE: Fall - your season or not? - 10/16/2006 8:51:25 PM

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ORIGINAL: stockingluvr54
It's quite addicting....sorta like a treasure hunt! This may help you get started in the right direction.... I'm not sure what animals you have locally so I'll cover em all.... Moose are usually the first to drop (Dec. Jan. Feb)...Whitetail (Dec- late March)... Muledeer (Feb-April)....Elk (late March-May. These are general guidelines and there's many exceptions. Get on em quick because it's highly competitive and the squirrels, porkies,etc. chew em up real quick. If you have the time...scout your animals...see where the boys are hangin....DON"T push em...sit back and watch. Once you notice several have dropped....go in and scoop em up! The problem is pushing the animals.....a fine balance of being the first in there and not disturbing the animals. It's hard on em when guys are trying to get in there first....they are weak from winter and you also don't want to push them out of the area either. It's a delicate thing. Don't forget your binos.... Enjoy and good luck!

Thanks for all of the info! I get out into the woods year round, but I have to say that in the hardest parts of the winter (January and February) I am usually out there primarily to haul food out to the deer. I will have to make a point of getting out there and doing some scouting though. I hit the woods pretty heavy the end of April and all of May searching for the sometimes elusive, but well worth the effort, Morel.

I have always hoped to find a shed but I'm pretty sure that most are long gone by then. I've come across alot of carcasses of deer with horns still intact that have starved, frozen or been left by the hunters that come in from the city (citiots I call em) and know how to blow holes in deer but don't have a clue how to track one.

Anyway, I am out there often enough that I'm pretty sure I can do it without pushing. I often go out and just sit in the blinds and watch, and I've seen them start dropping around here usually about February. We have whitetail and a bit farther north we have elk.

We're starting to have some problems with boar in this area....and to be real honest with you I'm not exactly fond of the idea of meeting up with one...but I'm about as prepared as one can be if I do. They're not indigenous but we have those "canned ham" hunt farms srpinging up everywhere and the numbers that get out are amazing. The DNR is issuing warnings and says they are now breeding in the wild. Apparently we have an ideal climate for them. The article I read in the paper says that you can be tracking them....and they will circle around and track you and come up from behind.....shudder at that thought!

Anyway, thanks for all of the info....you can bet I'll be putting it to use.

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RE: Fall - your season or not? - 10/17/2006 8:09:49 AM

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ORIGINAL: Mercnbeth
...instead of slathering on SPF 75 every two hours, this slave can just put on a sweater!

Ahhhh, the curse of fair skin....as an Irish girl I can soooo relate

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RE: Fall - your season or not? - 10/17/2006 11:22:42 AM

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I LOVE fall. It is my favorite season, although I enjoy all seasons. It is chilly enough to wear warm sweaters and sweatshirts, perfect for bonfires and fireplaces, great for hot cocoa. The leaves are changing, and it is a perfect time for relection on the year gone by - and what you are thankful for :). I love cider, and pumpkin anything- pumpkin hot chocolate from starbucks (try it, its good i promise), pumpkin pancakes, pumpkin pie, pumpkin cookies and muffins...Also, the colors are so rich and glorious. It is the perfect weather for napping, watching a movie, or reading a good book.

I <3 fall.

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RE: Fall - your season or not? - 10/17/2006 1:30:42 PM

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i'm a warm girl. i'd rather freeze than burn so fall is not my weather. if i get cold i can get sick easily. when i sleep i like being warm as well. so since the temperature gets colder in the fall it is definatly not my type of season. but it's something i trudge through. i'd rather like a spring temperature than any other season.

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RE: Fall - your season or not? - 10/18/2006 7:13:42 AM

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ORIGINAL: mistoferin
We're starting to have some problems with boar in this area....and to be real honest with you I'm not exactly fond of the idea of meeting up with one...but I'm about as prepared as one can be if I do. They're not indigenous but we have those "canned ham" hunt farms srpinging up everywhere and the numbers that get out are amazing. The DNR is issuing warnings and says they are now breeding in the wild. Apparently we have an ideal climate for them. The article I read in the paper says that you can be tracking them....and they will circle around and track you and come up from behind.....shudder at that thought!

I'm originally from CA, where there are feral pigs in the mountains along the coast. Yup...mean critters; but boy, oh boy, are they tasty! We roasted one and had a feast; lordy...it was one of my most memorable meals! By the way...one of little things I learned was to mix fresh horseradish with really good applesauce (about 50/50 for my taste). Yummie with the wild meat!

LaM...I'm in south central CO. Another little fall-ritual we have here is the hop-scotch game we play walking to the store. The bears come in before hibernation to gorge on apples (and garbage). The ground is strewn with bear poop and ya gotta take care where ya walk! Too funny, they're worse than loose dogs!!!

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