"Different" rifle season for anyone else?

There hasn’t been a damn thing even close to normal about this entire year!

 

You are one 8pt ahead of me. I have you do have beat both my knees hurt. I kill a lot of nice bucks well after opening day so I’m not where near feeling bad about the season. Being alone at camp doesn’t bother me one bit. Good luck.

I am surprised that more hunters haven’t figured that there are still plenty of opportunities to fill a tag on a nice buck after the first week of firearms season.

 

Or even after the first couple days. On Wednesday the 18th only 3 of 8 camps near my place still had hunters.

 

The biggest difference this year to me, was the lack of friends visiting our camp and us not visiting other camps. That's one of my favorite parts of rifle season.

 

Yeah, I shot a doe! With a gun......... lol

 

No visitors to camp, and we didn't even take the buggy to visit others. Heck some of our friends camps were almost desolate. Mostly just the three of us each evening.

 

My camp wasn't what it usually was, one of my nephews tested positive so his brother and my brother in-law couldn't come to camp.I hurt my back putting in new mailbox that my neighbor ran over so i was in a lot of pain.My other nephew and i went and he shot a nice buck opening morning and i passed on a big 4 on one side and a big unicorn on the other, we woke up the next morning, had breakfast and went home.But this Friday my BIL and other 2 nephews are going up to the cabin, having a walleye fishfry,steaks on the grill, having some cocktails and maybe get a buck or two.Really looking forward to deercamp,good luck brothers.

 

My nephews buck

 

I willingly skipped opening day for the first time in my life. That was a weird feeling. The combination of 60mph winds and rain plus having shot a couple with the bow put a damper on my gun season enthusiasm.
That being said, I'm less excited for firearm each year. I just prefer bow hunting.

 

It was better for us, minus the weather. We seen more deer, had more opportunity and had a longer time to hunt, usually we are just the first couple days and back to work.

I am two totally different hunters from bow to rifle season. I absolutely LOVE rifle season for the traditional aspects and the having a ball, poker, beer, food, camp, all of it. Bow season has very little of any of that and I focus much more on strategy, planning and the hunt itself. That is when I target specific deer and really get into it.

Rifle hunting, I just love the big woods hunting and not having any expectations. I love killing any deer, and being thankful for the opportunity.

So yes, Rifle season is different for me, every year.

 

You have to look at the bright side. At least you have a cool limp.

 

I left a hunting club after being there most of 2 decades, purchased my own property. You bet this year is different.