Year Round Lure Of The Lake

The deciding factor in moving to this neighborhood was the nearby lake. My wife and I enjoy paddling canoes and fishing. Its a perfect lake for that. I love spending time outdoors and am always keeping my eyes open for related fun. Through the winter, I watch people ice fish on the lake as I ski by. The thought of ice fishing interests me a lot. I’ve even made some weak attempts.  A jigging rod and a pair of tip-ups have been waiting patiently in a bucket, in a corner of the garage.

I Went In For Arrows, I Came Out With An Archery Shop.

It was a day like any other.  I took a few minutes during lunch to peruse Craigslist and view the latest treasures people were hawking.  I spotted an ad for used arrows.  Now I have more arrows than I need, but I know some friends who needed to fill some gaps in their dozens, so I dialed up the number and made an appointment.  Turns out the arrows were amongst the foreclosed remains of an archery business. 

It’s A Bit Too Early For Tag Soup

It’s getting to be that time of year.  We started in Wisconsin in mid- September with early bow deer season.  Then we took a break for the gun deer season and now that’s wrapping up in time for the official start of die-hard deer season. I’ve fared pretty well so far this year.  An early season archery doe and an early out-of-state archery buck has me in the game.  But I still wear my Wisconsin archery buck tag on my back.  There’s some quality hunting time left and for some reason, I’m stoked about getting out there in the cold.

You Leave Your Scent Everywhere. What Else Do You Leave?

As I was thinking about what else I need to inform my brother (He’s going bowhunting for the first time) about before our first hunt Saturday, I was struggling to put my routine into words. I have a scent-reducing routine before I go hunting, but it’s so second nature to me that I have a hard time explaining it all.

Learning, And Most Importantly Obeying, My Physical Limits

I wrote last time about learning the limits of my time.  I need to focus on the things I REALLY want to do and try to excel at them.  However, I also need to keep my physical limits in mind when pursuing the activities I love.