Two friends and I went mule deer doe hunting today. The high where we were hunting got to -26C. I pushed a small patch of bush (about 3 acres) while my two friends waited in a blind on the other side. The result was a whitetail buck on the dead run and several does. My friend shot one of the does.
Now here is the interesting part. The first thing the law requires in Alberta is that the tag be attached to the tendon on a hind leg. Ten seconds to disect out the tendon, push the wire through and apply the tag folding it so it covers both sides of the wire and sticks to itself - just like a day ski pass.
The temperature was -29C. The sticky on the tag wouldn't stick to itself as it was too cold. I had to hold the tag together on the wire and rub it with my bare hands to warm it up enough to stick. It took about two minutes of rubbing to get the glue warm enough so the tag didn't fall off the wire.
Any one else have this problem with sticky tags?
On the bright side the one fellow with us was from the Congo and had never gone hunting before. Today was the first day he ever fired a rifle. He also slide a 4x4 off a well maintained road and got it royally stuck. It took a half hour of shoveling and a F350 4X4 to pull it out.
He said this was one the best and most enjoyable experiences of his life. Next year we will take him out when it ain't so frickin cold.
Now here is the interesting part. The first thing the law requires in Alberta is that the tag be attached to the tendon on a hind leg. Ten seconds to disect out the tendon, push the wire through and apply the tag folding it so it covers both sides of the wire and sticks to itself - just like a day ski pass.
The temperature was -29C. The sticky on the tag wouldn't stick to itself as it was too cold. I had to hold the tag together on the wire and rub it with my bare hands to warm it up enough to stick. It took about two minutes of rubbing to get the glue warm enough so the tag didn't fall off the wire.
Any one else have this problem with sticky tags?
On the bright side the one fellow with us was from the Congo and had never gone hunting before. Today was the first day he ever fired a rifle. He also slide a 4x4 off a well maintained road and got it royally stuck. It took a half hour of shoveling and a F350 4X4 to pull it out.
He said this was one the best and most enjoyable experiences of his life. Next year we will take him out when it ain't so frickin cold.
