My final rise summit XT arrived about Oct 1st and spent a week with me in some nasty N WI grouse coverts and came out unscathed and did a couple trips into the zirkels in NW Colorado in Nov chasing dusky grouse as well. Two big thumbs up from me thus far regarding this vest.
Playoffs! Good luck to everyone who slipped in! Despite reservations about a 14 team league, I think it turned out pretty competitive/comparable with only two games separating spots 4 through 11 at the end of the regular season.
Season closed Nov 26 here in CO. I got skunked my last two outings into the wilderness here in NW CO in early Nov so I shut it down. Gonna be a long wait till next sept 1.
Got lucky at last light again this year on opening day! Killed this buck outta the same tree on the same ridge at the same time of the day as the buck I killed last year. Only deer I saw all day. And a friendly firefighter from southern IL who was hunting near me even helped me drag him out most...
It’s cooling off for sure. Hasn’t helped with the deer movement though. Slow morning. Have heard a fair amount of shots coming from the surrounding private but not as many as some years.
Who’s headed out this Friday for the opener? @Nick87? @Dave N? @midwesterncrosshair ?@DouglasR?
@Dave N sucks to hear about your access issues. Hope you still get out some this year and knock one down.
I’m making the long trip from NW CO to West Central IL to see if I can get lucky one last...