Good Friday - Still Too Much Snow

Well, it's Good Friday today. Last year at this time, we were in the woods looking for dinosaur bones! There was no snow left (virtually), even in the cedars! This year is very different. We've had about a week of temps hovering around the 32 degree mark and thankfully some of them were sunny. I would say that it's going to be another 2 weeks before it's worth charging out there. The problem is that with such a narrow window of time before green up, a person doesn't want to walk the same place twice, so there will be many trips out to the woods in those four weeks. Really, there's only a few places that are worth walking through, but others still have that mysterious "what if...". Pencil is the number one priority. I might take some high school kids out to the refuge and try to cover some of that area while I wait for the snow to burn off a little more. Hopefully we can find something worth hunting.

Is It Ever Going To End?

Today is Monday, March 18th and we are getting dumped on with snow. There is still a hefty amount of snow and it doesn't look like I'll be in the woods for another few weeks. It's probably a good thing, though, as we close on our house today. That's right! Moving Day! There's a lot to take care of, and even though this long winter will inevitably result in a poor year of growth for the bucks out there, I will be able to focus on the necessary and more important things at hand at home. I have been asked to help write an article on shed hunting for the Grand Forks newspaper and although I'm excited for it, it made me hesitate a little about getting more and more people introduced to the sport. That means less antlers for us. Regardless, I think it will be an opportunity to share some knowledge and hopefully pass on some helpful advice. 

Also, Steph and I were promoted to 'regular' ProStaff for Midwest Whitetail. That's exciting. So I need to write a bio for us and send in a photo or two for them. Hopefully within a month or so I'll have Pencil's antlers at home to look at.