The Fall Calendar is filling up!!

[Rost]

Does anyone else think fall is way to short? I just happened to be looking at my calendar and I realized that SD has way to much to offer in the fall. Ducks, geese, pheasants, deer and fish-all of which I love.

Every year I tell myself that I should put the shotgun down and fish more...but that is nearly impossible to do. Between all of the season openers and the hunting in between, it makes it tough to find the time. Plus, I am already committed to both an East River and West River Deer hunt (which will take the majority of two weeks time). I am sure I'll just end up doing a lot of night fishing again.

I am considering not bowhunting this year. I missed out on a lot of waterfowling while sitting in that tree. Bow hunting is so addicting, it's scary! The last two years, my life was turned upside-down during the rut. All it took was one glimpse of a monster and I was a permanant fixture in that tree for the rest of the fall. I hunted before and after work for about two weeks straight. AARRHHH! Not sure if I want to put myself (and my wife) through that again ...

Anyways, the bottom line is that there's way to much to do with such little time. Anyone else feel this way?

One thing is for sure though, whether it's ducks, deer, or geese, or eyes, I am ready for it to begin.

[sloughshark]

I agree totally with ya Rost, lotsa things going on and just not alot of time to do it all. The thing with me the last few years has been the archery hunting, it took up alot of my time the last two falls and i do not see that changing any this fall either. It's soooooo exciting watching them deer when they have no clue they are being watched. I arrowed three from my stands last fall and every time I thought i was gonna have a heart attack. I have also stepped up my pheasant hunting time the last couple of years. My black labrador cant get enough of it, this will be his third hunting season and he showed some very promising skills for me last year, he should only get better. Pheasant numbers seem to be very good in the areas i usually hunt so i'm sure me and Rush will have to spend some quality time chasing Roosters. And how could i forget the duck opener, i like to thing of that day as my Christmas, usually no sleep the night before and running on pure adrenaline when that first duck whizzes the coys. I would like to do more fishing in the fall but the way i look at it, i dont have have to wait for the fishing opener, so when its hunting season its impossible to get me to do anything else.

[Skis]

Nope. Don't hunt and I get the water all to myself a lot of times while you guys are hunting

Last 3 years the boat hasn't gone in to get winterized until December 1st because I get a trip in the week before Thanksgiving!!

[Super Black]

All I have to say is you guy's in the dakota's are the luckiest SOB'S around!!!! Last year I spent 30 day's out there hunting and hopefully I'll get to spend a few more "extra" day's this year.

[Mr.Seaguar]

Dont forget fall turkey. Its easy and fun. I get enough hunting challenges the rest of the season, something easy hits the spot. I dont bow hunt. I saw the time commitment early on and made a decision not to. Would be a blast to get that many more days chasing big game. But everything else would suffer for me.

[Mike Walerak]

My wife just won't believe me that I have to check on my house every weekend in Oct. and Nov.

I will be out for the pheasant opener and deer hunting. Not doing the antelope thing this year. Hoping to make some late season pheasant/ice fishing trips come Dec. Can't let those pipes freeze.

mw