Will Winter Ever Get Here?

December 21, 2008

With much of the country enjoying winter weather even some places that don’t normally get it why are we being left out? With the deer season winding down I’d hope that mild warm weather was past us and we’d see the cooler maybe even some cold weather.
When I walked outside at the house to leave for the lease it was almost 60′ at 4am so I knew it was going to be warm. Granted the temperature didn’t go much higher the rest of the day but still to warm. Arriving at the lease the fog was thick, so thick that my head lamp was useless because the light just reflected back into my eyes. I grabbed my pack and my rifle and headed for the stand, I had everything I needed to sit all day.

I was situated in my stand well before shooting light and when the day finally broke the fog was still pretty thick. Most of the morning the fog will roll in and out and then back in making it tough to hunt. Needless to say I didn’t see any deer, I heard the geese fly over but couldn’t see them through the fog. Around 10 am the fog started to break up and a flock of turkeys came out. They entertained me for an hour or so as they wandered around the field feeding. Mid day as I ate my lunch the blue birds entertained me as they fed on the ceder tree berries in the tree next to my stand. I brought my camera with me so I got some great shots.

Mid day the wind picked up and the rain rolled in and the temperatures dropped some. While it wasn’t a steady rain the off and on showers seemed to put a damper on the small critter activity around my stand. The day ended with no deer sighted but a good day afield none the less. The prospects of us having a white Christmas or maybe even a week or two of cold weather seems unlikely. Maybe I should go to Vegas.

Post by Dan McLaughlin AKA Moose