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It was time for our annual trip to Missouri for the opening of 2007 rifle season. We arrived a few days in advance to hang stands and scout. Things did not appear different from last year with the same spots being active. All things were lining up in our favor: the on-coming rut; the dark of the moon and hopefully the weather. |
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Return to 13 Point Ridge - 2007 |
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Circumstances pushed back my Illinois hunt by one week. This moved it into Halloween week and it turned out to be an extremely exciting, action-filled week.
I traveled by myself to Dale Carter’s in Milton, Illinois. The plan was to return to 13 Point Ridge where I had taken a beautiful 13 pointer the year before. It couldn’t happen two years in a row, could it? |
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The warm weather has made this an archery season different from other seasons in recent memory. Usually by October 1st things are starting to cool down nicely and we enjoy the beautiful fall weather. Not this year! We have seen very little deer movement in comparison to past seasons. Hopefully, things will turn around and we get to enjoy fall and things pick up hunting-wise. We have had a few encounters but we had no idea things would play out like they have! |
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Welcome to the 2007 Hunting Season |
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Even though it is still early August, I am starting to get that feeling of anticipation. It won’t be long now until many of the guys start leaving for the caribou hunts in Canada and Alaska. To me, that is the official start of the season. Here in Pennsylvania our bow seasons don’t open until October but by then we are already hunting in Maryland and wherever else we can scrounge up a hunt. Hopefully this year won’t be any different! |
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Well, the long season is finally over! |
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We returned from the Midwest, tried to catch up on work for a few days and celebrated Thanksgiving with our families. Then it was off to the eastern shore of Maryland for the firearms season that opened on November 25th. This usually a very interesting hunt if the weather cooperates. |
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We just returned from a great hunt in Missouri. They have their rifle season right during the rut and this makes it very interesting. We are lucky enough to stay with good friends and hunt property that is only available through them. The country is beautiful, big farming country with a lot of big woodlots, creek bottoms and ravines. The deer are plentiful and BIG! Everybody in this part of the country is into hunting and it really takes on a festive atmosphere. With all the pressure, you wonder how there are so many big deer - but they are there! |
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Great Hunt with Dale Carter |
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The Maryland muzzleloader hunt from 10/19 thru 10/21 was a bust. The weather was too warm and with the high winds the deer weren't moving much. We saw bucks but nothing we wanted to shoot. It seems as if the big ones were not active yet. We'll have to wait until firearms season at the end of November. |
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We have been consistently hunting the local area around home in Pennsylvania since the season opening. We have seen a lot of deer but mostly does. The few bucks we have seen are young ones and not shooters. While we are staked out up in the woods for hour upon hour, the landowner reports he has had a big 7 pointer and a big 10 pointer out on his front lawn eating acorns. We are hoping when it gets closer to the rut they will come up into the main woods to look for does. Then maybe we will get our chance. Maryland muzzleloader opens next week so we will have give hat a try. That is always a neat season. Check in again in a couple of weeks for a progress report. |
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Hopefully Successful Season! |
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We are putting the final touches on the preparations for this year's seasons. Pennsylvania bow season opens this Saturday( 9/30) and we are hopeful for success. We work hard to make sure every thing is ready and the stands are in the right locations. We will report in on how things are going as the time goes by. |
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