gone huntin

This past weekend was opening weekend for deer here and we started off on the wrong foot.

First it was raining and I couldn't find my rain coat, had my pants but no coat. I recall having it in my hand when I put my orange hat to my box, why isn't it here... think think think...
My box is where I keep or carry my hunting cloths, hats, jackets, gloves, rain gear, cold gear, blah, blah, blah. I also have a milk crate for the over flow, no rain coat there either. I used a poncho I've had forever and never used. My arms got a little wet, but there isn't any soap in rain and I didn't melt either.

Second, on the way to our happy hunting grounds there's a detour sign, which didn't seem right to me cause it didn't say road closed local traffic only and my father, who was driving took it. He swears I told him to. We took a left turn so we have to take a right turn to get back on track, next detour sign points to the left again, I say no he turns left and says that they know where they're sending us.......... Needless to say, after we drive into another county he thinks we should turn around. We arrive at the happy hunting grounds an hour late but it's 1 less hour I'll be wet.

Day 1 of the 08 deer season, deer 1 - hunters 0, the deer win, we see nothing.

Day 2, dry and cold, I have clothes for that. 10am after seeing nuttin but other hunters and a couple of squirrels I head to the truck for lunch. I decide to take a hike, not as far as I did a few years ago, that's a lesson I learned. I shot a doe at 9am and didn't get back to the truck till 3pm, whew and that was with three guys helping me. Here's my game plan, I'll cut through the patch of woods we've been in, across the field and half way up the big hill and slowly head back south to the road. Anyone coming in from the road, top or bottom of the hill will push deer to me. This plan works more or less perfectly, except the part where I shot the deer as two got away.

Day 2, deer 2 - hunters 0, deer win but I've seen them.

Day 3, snow, I have clothes for that, no prob. Half day today, heading home around noon. There's about 3 inches of snow on the ground, I can see farther and movement better Plus we can see where they've been and are going. Climb the hill, stand till 9am and start walking, get back to the truck around noon. I've seen nothing, I know where people are, have been and which way they're going.... no deers.

Day 3, deer 3 - hunters 0, deers win 3-0 for our 08 hunters trip....

as the xmas song says... let it snow

here we go and some say it's early...
got my snowblower all ready and am getting gas in the morning.

By Erin Place
The Palladium-Times
Mon Nov 17, 2008, 09:36 PM EST

Oswego, N.Y. -
Although winter does not officially begin until Dec. 21 by the lunar calendar, old man winter has already blown through the Port City of Oswego.
According to local weather observer Bill Gregway, the city of Oswego received roughly four inches of snow in the period stretching from around 8:30 p.m., Sunday, to 7 a.m., Monday. “It was pretty heavy, wet snow,” he said, noting that the season’s first snow was full of water.

People forgot how to drive, again....
According to the Oswego County 911 center, there were a total of 40 property damage accidents as of late Monday afternoon. There were also 11 accidents involving injuries or possible injuries resulting from the snowfall.

Gregway gave a brief timeline of events that kicked off the Port City’s winter season. Around 6 p.m. Sunday it began to rain. Right before 8:30 p.m., the winds shifted and some ice and snow pellets began to mix in with the rain. “At 8:35 p.m. to be exact, we had a flash of lightning and thunder and with that came the snow,” he said.
Throughout Sunday evening into early Monday morning, there were four occurrences of heavier snow bursts called thunder snow, the weather observer said. The thunder snow struck at 8:55 p.m., 12:05 a.m., 12:15 a.m. and 2:30 a.m.
“It’s caused by the lake effect clouds when they are generally quite lower to the surface,” Gregway explained. “They create static electricity and give off lightning. That usually ushers in a heavier snow burst.”
The snow that Oswego received was lake effect and it lasted until about 7 a.m., Monday. According to Gregway, the winds shifted again early Monday, pushing the band to head south near Syracuse. He noted that the snow and winds were not as heavy after the band moved away from Oswego County.