Down time, now what…

So, hunting season in the upper mid-west is primarily over. What do you do to re-charge your batteries and get ready for shed hunting and turkey season? Followed closely by food plots of course.

I’m going to do a little ice fishing for the next 6-10 weeks. I need to make sure I don’t miss any deadlines for some out west elk hunts I’m trying to draw. I plan to go through all my gear totes in the next few weeks. Take out anything I didn’t use once last fall. Put it in that tote that never gets opened but always makes the trips. I’m also building a permanent archery target for the farm back home. Lastly, I’m going to make a To Do list for the spring/summer for the land in SD.

I also plan to spend lots of time with the kids on the weekends since they are the ones who suffer the most when I’m gone hunting. Although I’m sure my wife would like to argue that point.

So, what do you do this time of year?

Normally my whole world revolves around sledding this time of year. Obviously we have a problem Houston.
The up side is I am ice fishing more than ever.
Beer consumption up slightly as well.

less than 60 hours til I hit Missouri for the last go round, 6 days strait have got to be better than MNs season for me I never saw a shooter while on stand! It never stops for me, the river has been good to me, Monti was hot yesterday and after Missouri its to Red Wing I go1 Flow is slow and water is clear, Im loving how the winter bite is setting up!!!

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So, hunting season in the upper mid-west is primarily over. What do you do to re-charge your batteries and get ready for shed hunting and turkey season?

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I tried shed hunting last year, but found it to be a bit unsporting. Plus, my neighbor got really pissed off when I put 3 rounds into his lawnmower. I guess I kind of expected him to know that it was shed season and get the damn mower out of there. The stupid shed was painted bright red like a little barn and just begging to be shot.

Grouse

Ben,

Are you going to hunt with Paul again at TCO?

Good luck!!

I can hear the river calling to me, or maybe it is the walleyes, either way I can hear it

Other then working 60 hours a week, my volunteer Firefighting, putting in 80 hours a month on an ambulance crew, working on my own stuff, setting up a business, and planning for a career change, that is about it

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Other then working 60 hours a week, my volunteer Firefighting, putting in 80 hours a month on an ambulance crew, working on my own stuff, setting up a business, and planning for a career change, that is about it

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Sounds like plenty of down time

What a cry baby. I wish I had that much free time.

If I know you at all Brent, I’m guessing these decisions you are making today will pay large dividends down the road and make all the hard work worth every minute of it. Good luck!

We can sleep when we die right

If I can make these things happen, it means much more free time, but with my ADHD, I will probably just find more stuff to do

I do hope to shoot a turkey this year with my son in the blind. As he says, “that would be AWESOME”

Ice fishing until ice-out and weight lifting Hunting season decreases my strength as it is my number 1 passion So i try to lift 5-6 days a week. Once the ice is out, it’s shed hunting and 3D shoots a couple sundays throughout the spring and summer. Spring brings the love-hate turkey season with a bow After that’s done, it’s softball season

I’ll spend as much time as I can with the wife and kids. I will still coyote hunt and do some ice fishing throughout the winter but it’s tough for me to leave home for too long. I have a honey-do list a mile long and some of it needs to be taken care of before the snow melts. We have a seasonal camp site on a lake so we spend EVERY weekend there from Memorial weekend to Labor Day. I’m going to give up trap and archery league so I can stay home more. I run a fishing league so I can’t give that up…. Spring and summer are insanely busy at work so depending on the weather I will be working more than anything.

It’s not over yet Kooty! When it is I will be scouting .hanging stands and shed hunting

I am going to rack up as many hours at work as possible in hopes of taking most of november off and as many 3 day weekends as possible . I plan on hitting the ice for the first time this year on sat but am not going to spend every weekend staring at holes like years past. I am also hoping to learn a lot more about my property by putting the boots down after we get some snow and trying to key in on bedding areas so I can avoid them in the future. Hunting season is more or less when I recharge my batteries even though it can be exausting , it is the food plot work in 100 degree days that drain them!

Down time? What the heck is that? FISH, Trap, Predator hunt, get a sun tan if this weather continues…….

If we ever get some snow I have a couple resident yotes that need to be hunted. Right now it’s shop time trying to get contest calls done, and helping the boy with his contest calling. Turkey’s will be the topic around our place for the next 5 1/2 months. I love this time of year…
CW

Pat, Looks like God’s Country!

Grouse hunt/ice fish til end of January, ice fish until ice is gone or turkey season starts, get ready for open water opener… Maybe a trip or two to open water on Lake MI or Miss River or even Lake Superior, it might not ice up this year!!!

Mark

Fishing and getting ready for tournaments, getting ready for turkey season and looking for new land for next deer season.

Re-organized the garage. Put away the hunting stuff, pulled out the ice fishing stuff. Built some new shelving. Archery league starts in another week. Still working on training the pup. Christmas lights need to be put away. Go harvest trees and get them boarded out. Finish my gun cabinet. blah, blah, blah….. OH and rotate the stock on the beer fridge