Hockey Gobblers And Heat
April 30, 2009
Well I’ve been pretty busy lately and haven’t posted out here much. Besides my passion for hunting especially turkey hunting I love to watch NHL Hockey. I grew up in Boston during the Bobby Orr era so less face it I bleed black and gold. Living here in North Carolina I was excited to see the Whalers move to North Carolina a few years after I arrived if for nothing else that I’d get to see the Bruins a few times a year. Well like turkey hunting the new hockey team the Carolina Hurricanes grew on me and I got to admit that after a couple of seasons here I was hooked.
Well this week my two hockey worlds have collided as the Canes stun the NJ Devils with two goals in the closing minute or so to win game 7 and to advance in the Stanley Cup playoffs. They now will face the Boston Bruins and I will get to live a lifelong dream to see the Bruins live as they play playoff hockey. Granted whoever wins the series between the Canes and the Bruins will be bitter sweet for me but the next two weeks will be exciting.
Mixed in with all this hockey has been turkey season and it has been a tough season thus far. I’ve yet to see a gobbler and they have been hard to find because they‘ve been pretty silent so far. With the unseasonable hot weather (90’s) and limited days to hunt I seem to be behind the 8 ball. It is suppose to cool off a bit this weekend and I’m hearing reports that the gobbling lull seems to be coming to an end.
With game one of the Bruins Canes series set for Friday evening I guess that means I’ll stay in town to watch it on TV and leave in the early am on Saturday to hopefully catch up with a gobbler. I hope it’s a great weekend. Go Bruins
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