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The Rack Report Blog Contributors
The Rack Report Blog Contributors - Russell Graves

Russell Graves - Believes whitetails shouldn't be photographed in the back of a truck with their tongue hanging out.
Location - Texas

The Rack Report Blog Contributors - Brian Strickland

Brian Strickland - Has 369,518 acres of land that you can hunt on. Call him at (555) 281-HUNT.
Location - Colorado

The Rack Report Blog Contributors - Tony Hansen

Tony Hansen - Is pretty confident Michigan will release at least 300,000 archers into the woods this fall.
Location - Michigan

The Rack Report Blog Contributors - Jake Fagan

Jake Fagan - He's really just here to hang out, so don't mind him.
Location - Georgia

The Rack Report Blog Contributors - Will Brantley

Will Brantley - Loves hunting in a dorag because it makes him look Ramboish. Some may call it Little Man Syndrome.
Location - Tennessee

Thursday, March 26, 2009

 

It Never Really Ends

Even though state officials like to put a beginning and an end on the whitetail season--which is good for my marriage and wallet by the way--if you're anything like me, it never really ends. Sure I can't tote my bow into the woods and level the sight pins on one of these magnificent creatures that we call whitetails all the time; however, I can still pretend I'm in the thick of things.

Just today I headed to a chuck of ground in eastern Colorado to do a little looking around since I might have access to hunt there this fall, that is if I draw a tag. It wasn't that bad at first, in fact, it was looking promising. I ran across good numbers of buck tracks, some great rubs and managed to find what appeared to be a couple of old scraps. However, in the blink of an eye the weather went from good to bad to worse to horrible, and before I knew it, I was in a blizzard, literally! I was being pounded with heavy, golf ball sized flakes, and it was blowing sideways.

What was bad about the whole scenario is that I knew there was a good chance that I might get dumped on. In fact, according to our local weather talking heads, this storm was coming and there was nothing anyone could do to stop it. But when you're addicted to chasing whitetails, you tend to justify your decisions--both good and bad ones. I told myself I was only going to be out there a couple of hours, and besides, it seems our weather guys are more wrong than they are right! Not this time however, they hit the nail on the head!

The good news is, I did make it out all right and even managed to stumble across a solid 60 inch, 4-point shed in the process. Would I do it again? Probably! Because when it comes down to it, for guys like us the season never really ends!



Until next time,
Brian

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