It¹s Good To Be A Woodsman

6/13/11

Hot weather at the beginning of last week. It was 100 degrees two days in a row. Then it got cold, 44 by midweek. First the bluegills are on the beds, then they¹re off.  It reminds me of my honeymoon all those years ago. The fishing wasn¹t great that week either.

This is June. Which means besides the fishing I figure I¹ve turned a corner and bow season is just one hot summer straight away.  I picked up a new treestand this year and I¹m putting it up in a new tree. I saw no shooter bucks last year and this year will be different.

It can be risky putting up stands in June. While on the one hand, it¹s good to have your stands up long enough before the season the deer are use to them by shooting time, but on the other paw, if you will, the squirrels get a couple extra months to cause real trouble. They¹ll chew anything chewable.

Fortunately, I haven¹t seen too many squirrels lately. But I have heard owls every day. It could just be a case of one predator helping out another. Who!

Who!

All and all June is a busy month in the wilderness. And, so far, the bugs haven¹t been too bad this month. But, I mean, think about it, squirrels, deer, treestands, bluegills on the beds. And, at least so far this month, no snow. It¹s good to be a Woodsman.