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Days till Glory: 10
I cant actually remember what or how I felt on that faraway August day when we decided to start preparing for Hunting Season, but I definitely remember how I looked. Clean, fresh, ready to take on another day in the Cube.
That Summer had been filled with the typical preperation for Deer Season like cleaning the jerky machine, freezing beef sticks and freshening scrapes with that perfect mixture of Doe Estrus and Trails End Number 307.
We had somehow decided that all the men in our crew of hunters would start growing beards on September 1st, in order to give our characters more substance and gravitas. (That quickly changed to the first Friday in August, hence my clumpy condition)
The itchy facial hair drove many of the guys in the crew insane, and there were even reports of 'accidential' trimming accidents in the first couple weeks. For reasons I could neither understand nor explain, I decided to keep mine for a while longer.
During those last few weeks of Autumn, my beard was a fresh and soft as crushed velvet...but as the weeks past and my beard grew messier and messier, things quickly got out of hand.
Now, it is 10 days before hunting season and I have ended up with a clumpy, burly mess.
What ever shall I do? - Do I shave off the beard and enter the woods unprotected from Wind or Beast
- Do I ultize the beard as a second Drip by covering myself with #307
- Do I store my stand lunch in it?
There are several more options I am considering, yet one thing is for certain....My beard is a Clumpy Mess...
As bloggers, we have a certain responsibility to uphold a level of impartiality, to report what happens, not what we would like to have happened. In this post I am just documenting the facts, as they happened and frankly, I have no idea what the #%&^% this guy was thinking......
The quarterback needs to be able to do two things well. Accurately pass the ball and be able to make good decision as to when he should pass or when he should hold the ball or throw it away. In this video, none of these things happen.
Definitions of NFL: The National Football League (NFL) is the largest and most popular professional American football league, consisting of thirty-two teams from American cities. The league was formed in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, which adopted the name "National Football League" in 1922. Also known as the NFL FootBall - a game played by morons when ever and where ever possible.
Every year it is the same problem, but this year its a little closer to home.
This is the funniest video of the year.
City across the midwest are starting to allow the hunting of white-tailed deer on city-owned property. The towns are even going so far as to ask large property owners who might consider opening their backyards to hunters to register with police.
The Pound Ridge Town Board voted Oct. 5 to allow bow-hunters with valid state licenses to hunt on three pieces of town land - 63 acres off Winterbottom Lane, 19 acres of Sachs Park and 17 acres off Horseshoe Hill Road.
Why? Pound Ridge, like much of the Lower Hudson Valley, is overrun with deer - five times as many as the environment can sustain, town officials say. Suburban development has reduced the habitat for the natural predators of deer, including hunters, and left the deer free to eat everything in sight. There are whole tracks of woodlands and forests where few branches are left within a deer's reach. Few shoots grow from the forest floor, few spring wildflowers live long enough to bloom. While the deer are having a feast, the birds and other beasts that call the forest understory home, are left without.
Pound Ridge isn't alone in taking action.
A couple of years ago, New York City's Department of Environmental Protection opened 330 acres of land in surrounding the Kensico Reservoir in North Castle - called the Big Peninsula - to deer hunting for the first time. They even gave out prizes like venison cookbooks and headlamps, and reduced the hunting age to 14 (with a parent) as an incentive to draw more hunters to its property. Next year, the DEP plans to open even more land, nearly 36,000 acres to deer hunting.
Why, you might ask, is New York City so desperately seeking hunters? It turns out that the saplings and ground cover that the deer eat help filter the water that flows through watershed properties and ultimately comes out of the tap.
Even organizations that are notoriously animal-friendly have called for increased deer hunting, for example the New Jersey Audubon Society, which opposed the state's bear hunt, began advocating for deer hunting last year and is considering allowing hunters onto some of its own property.
The Audubon folks were reluctant to endorse deer hunting, and so are we. But song birds, trees, wildflowers and water quality need protection, too.
Utah's Online Source for Local News & Information Site Archive
Today, October 17, 2006, 21 minutes ago
... an analysis of commuting trends reported Monday. Link to Story 10/16/2006 7:12am State officials will allow bear hunting in one of 10 mountain sanctuaries for the first time since the areas were established in 1970. Link to Story 10/16/2006 12:08pm ...
Washington Report: Hunting Season Is A Time For Balance
Today, October 17, 2006, 22 minutes ago
Like most South Dakotans, fall is my favorite time of year for one reason and one reason alone: pheasant hunting.EThere are few things that bring more enjoyment to so many across our state.
Man killed in deer hunting accident near Monroe
Yesterday, October 16, 2006, 5:39:41 PM
A 19-year-old man was fatally shot while hunting deer near Monroe, the Snohomish County Sheriff's office said.
Officials trace drop in hunting to several factors
Yesterday, October 16, 2006, 10:04:25 AM
The state is continuing to see a decline in the number of people applying for hunting tags.
Outdoors with Luke Clayton...making the most of your hunt
Yesterday, October 16, 2006, 2:34:33 AM
After more than forty seasons spent in pursuit of the majestic whitetail deer, I can truly say that I enjoy the hunt now every bit as much as I did as a kid, maybe more.
Many times the prey gets away
Sunday, October 15, 2006, 3:06:35 AM
CHRISTMAS, Fla. - If you are a frequent viewer of the cable TV hunting shows, you might come away with the impression that most hunts are successful, and that large numbers of super-sized ...
Father, daughter savor opening-day thrill
Sunday, October 15, 2006, 2:00:00 AM
Ricky Reed says that the day he stops getting an extreme adrenalin rush when he's got a deer in his sights is the day he'll stop hunting.
Cute but hungry Overpopulation of deer leaves little left for other species
Friday Oct 13 The Journal News
Pity poor Bambi, everyone now wants a shot at her. This month, Pound Ridge became one of the first towns in Westchester county to allow the hunting of white-tailed deer on town-owned property.
Society Hill mayor under fire for deer hunting stand
Monday Oct 9 Florence Morning News
A complaint over hunting made its way to the floor of the Society Hill Town Council meeting Monday.
Pronghorns, Mules and Malarkey
Saturday The Herald
By Jim Casada The Herald - Updated 10/15/06 - 12:25 AM While it has been my great good fortune to experience much of what North America has to offer in the way of hunting, until recently I had never hunted ...
Buckmasters Whitetail Magazine
A Change Of Luck
Wednesday Oct 11 Buckmasters Whitetail Magazine
I was excited about the 2005 deer hunting season. I live in Virginia, and the past few seasons I have harvested some nice deer.
Lambertville Man Hunts Dream
Friday Oct 13 Courier News
Last fall, avid deer hunter Karl Zainitzer walked away from the $5 million landscaping business he founded, waved goodbye to its 132 employees and began full-time his pursuit of the ultimate deer.
A hard hitting interview with local residents regarding the hardships of everyday life. A touching story...
This is possibly the stupidest conversation ever recorded.
'Fluke' injury to exceptional Sportsman will require up to two weeks to heal!
The Beard Times
Fairbanks, Alaska O.G. Beard will miss two to four weeks after injuring his shoulder while hunting last Friday night in the home opener.
The exceptional Sportsman strained his right shoulder, but will not need surgery.
Beard said he was hurt on the first or second rung of the treestand but didn't tell anybody until late Friday night. He said it was a "fluke thing" that occurred while “climbing. "I think my hand got caught on a branch or something. I kind of felt something weird with it," Beard said. "I just kind of felt like I jammed it. I kept hunting."
Beard flubbed a shot at an 8pt buck during the opening drive. By night’s end, he was getting his shoulder iced, his stats sealed at 1 shot and 0 bucks.
While Beard wasn't sure when he got hurt, he drew his bow twice on his first official outing of 2006, so he considers the trip a success.
On the flubbed shot, Beard said he was trying to pull back an arrow, when the deer spooked and ran away."I didn't really have my full strength in my arm, so I think that probably may have contributed with him running away," Beard said.
The next morning revealed the damage to Beards shoulder was more painful that previously thought. His right arm was stationary and partially dragged all that day.
"I feel like I'm a quick healer," Beard said. "Once I have some time away from the range to rest, the healing process will start. ... I'm going to try to get back as soon as I can."
After Friday's injury, two MRIs have come back clear, but with the release of Madden 07, Beard still plans to sit on the couch for several more days because he still doesn't feel right.
If things go well, perhaps Beard will return during the 2006 Bow Season. If there are any setbacks, it's possible he doesn't return until November 3rd, the Rifle Season opener.
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