Hunting this time of year is so much....

[John Y Cannuck]

FUN the damned Liberals would probably ban it if they knew.

I was out with the Xbow. Back up at the deer camp with my wife to deliver a freezer. We decided to chase off one of the blocks near the "painted tree". I saw tons of tracks, got lots of fresh air. Had a hell of a good time. No deer were seen, but it was still a lot of fun wading silently through the 6" or so of snow. There was just enough wind to cover other noises I made with branches and such, so I was hopefull I might sneak up on a bedded deer. Not that day.
Maybe next season. Next week is the last go round for hunting in 63B

 

[Crashman]

Yeah I hear you JYC, this is my favourite time to hunt too. I love that snow, it can help so much, it seems to make your travel through the woods silent, and the deer seem to pop up out of the white background.

I was out on Saturday for the last day of our late season controlled hunt with my dad, and while I did not see anything, dad saw a couple of nice does. It was one of those days like you described, light wind, 6" of snow, and it just felt good to be out.

 

[Monty]

My buddy was out in the Ganaraska with his M/L on Friday with all that snow. Saw some tracks but didn't see any deer. All I could think of was how great a day that must have been, while I was sitting in traffic for over 2.5 hours.

 

[John Y Cannuck]

I'm going tommorrow. To fogduckers for bucks. If I get ambitious I might drive to deer camp where I have a doe tag. F'n cold. -20C here this AM. Looks like I'll be walking, not sitting.
Both areas close this Friday

 

[fogducker]

well dont come home unless you got a pic of somthing frozen on the ground beside,s your self

 

[John Y Cannuck]

Supposed to be about the same temp tomorrow as today. -20C I migght just freeze too.

 

[fogducker]

Supposed to be about the same temp tomorrow as today. -20C I migght just freeze too.

light a fire in the cabin when you get up there...use the back cabin as its easier to heat...stoke er up good ...then you will be in a warm cabin when you want to defrost
cheers and happy hunting
Don

 

[Monty]

Supposed to be about the same temp tomorrow as today. -20C I migght just freeze too.

Bundle up and have a good hunt! -30 is cold, not -20. ####, I still wear shorts to work...

 

[Mumptia]

Supposed to be about the same temp tomorrow as today. -20C I migght just freeze too.

I saw on the news that you guys in Ontario were cold.

Not that I'm rubbing it in,but we've only had a week or so of -20 but the rest has been +5 to -10 nice winter so far but the ####s for the farmers, loggers and the patch. Its usually a steady -35 from now until the end of January.

Not to mention there will be no early ice fishing with these temps.

Good luck on the hunt.

 

[John Y Cannuck]

Yeah, some of the shallow southern Ontario lakes are froze up, but the deeper northern lakes are still open in a lot of places despite the temps. The lake in front of my cottage has only an inch of ice on it.
We see the -35 temps very very rarley. Maybe one or twice in the last thirty years or so. I don't mind that temp. The cold doesn't seem to penetrate as bad or something. No dampness in it.