Winter Hunting - Heck Yes
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Don’t you hate it when you have a camping trip planned and the forecast calls for lousy weather? Have you ever postponed a hunting trip because it was too cold or rainy? I don’t have that problem anymore. Last November I decided to go to deer camp with some of my friends. We made our plans a couple weeks ahead of time so we’d have plenty of time to get our camping gear ready. As opening day of deer season got closer, I kept an eye on the Weather Channel and the prospects didn’t look good. The forecast was for a cold and snowy weekend but were sure it wouldn’t keep us from bagging our deer.
You see, I had postponed too many hunting trips in the past and recently bought a four season family camping tent and some thermal sleeping bags to stop it from happening again. The camping tent sleeps up to eight so I knew we would have plenty of room for the five of us and our equipment. I also knew we’d be protected because the four season camping tent is built to withstand all kinds of bad weather.
As Friday got closer, I packed all my supplies knowing that we’d be going camping as planned. Not only that but hunters without the proper camping gear would be canceling their trips. Fewer hunters in the forest would mean better hunting for us. Also, doesn’t it seem like the deer know exactly when hunting season starts? Well, maybe because of the bad weather they wouldn’t hide quite so carefully.
The weekend finally arrived and we packed our camping equipment in the car and headed for the woods. All of a sudden I realized that we forgot the picnic backpacks with the food for our first day in it. We don’t cook on Friday because by the time we arrive at camp and set up our tent, it’s too late to bother cooking. After the first night though, we take out our barbecue tools and grill up dinner on our portable grill.
Finally we hit the road. I couldn’t wait to get to the woods and set up our camping equipment before the bad weather set in. For me there’s nothing better than a weekend at hunting camp with my best buddies and the anticipation of the hunt to come. Stay tuned and I’ll tell you how we did on our winter weather hunting trip.
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