Hunting Season

Name's Jeremy. Thought I'd start up a blog, maybe get some fellow bowhunters engaged in some discussion, maybe trade tips.

So, hunting season. It's coming up! Are you prepared? Got your bow ready? I know mine's been sitting in the shed since last fall, collecting dust. Been waiting to get back up to Rock and do some Whitetail hunting. Maybe bag a turkey or two, but mostly after that big trophy buck this year. Just went out and got some nice new broadheads to do the job too, since my old ones were getting shabby (and I broke one last year when I missed and it hit a damn tree - almost had him, too!).

Just a thought for you new bowmen (and ladies) out there - might wanna get your license a bit early this year. It's gonna be a rough season with the wasting disease that hit the deer last summer. Guess it's some form of encephalitis that only hits deer, elk, etc. Head shots should be safe, apparently it's not contagious to humans, but I wouldn't let the carcass set anywhere you store livestock for the winter, or with other carcasses. Best to keep an eye out for those deer with their head down, the ones that look sick. You'll know when you see it.

Good luck on your hunts, maybe I'll be seeing some of you folks out there in the forest.