Off season

handgun357 · January 15, 2001, 06:00 PM

What does everyone do when hunting season ends?

Art Eatman · January 15, 2001, 10:01 PM

Well, dove, quail, turkey and deer take up September through December. There's always calling coyotes or baiting mountain lions. While the Texas limit is two for javelina, there's no set season.

And you can always go back to your deer hunting territory to fix stands, check for trails and bedding areas and just scout out the countryside. The more you know about it, the better you'll do next season.

And reload ammo, upgrade equipment, and just put the gear in shape to start all over again in September.

Or, just ask the wife or sweetheart if she has any suggestions.

, Art

PJR · January 15, 2001, 11:15 PM

Shoot clay targets and lots of them.

Go bird watching. Don't knock it, I've learned a lot about upland birds and waterfowl this way and it's helped come hunting season. Of course I look a little out of place among the bird watchers in my camo but they've gotten used to it.

TC · January 16, 2001, 08:56 AM

I usually go on one pheasant hunt (game ranch). Ice fishing, bunny hunting, fly tying, checking over my guns for a little extra cleaning.

Thibault · January 16, 2001, 10:03 AM

Get to do the zillion things I had set aside cuz I was out hunting, which helps making up with dear wife...

Poodleshooter · January 16, 2001, 04:46 PM

1.Fish (camp, hike, canoe,etc.)
2.hunt varmints (the season never ends)
3. get more contacts for hunting private land
4. brush up on your bow and gun skills

January 15, 2001, 06:00 PM	#1
handgun357 Senior Member Join Date: January 11, 2001 Location: Northern Indiana Posts: 293	What does everyone do when hunting season ends?

January 15, 2001, 10:01 PM	#2
Art Eatman Staff in Memoriam Join Date: November 13, 1998 Location: Terlingua, TX; Thomasville, GA Posts: 24,798	Well, dove, quail, turkey and deer take up September through December. There's always calling coyotes or baiting mountain lions. While the Texas limit is two for javelina, there's no set season. And you can always go back to your deer hunting territory to fix stands, check for trails and bedding areas and just scout out the countryside. The more you know about it, the better you'll do next season. And reload ammo, upgrade equipment, and just put the gear in shape to start all over again in September. Or, just ask the wife or sweetheart if she has any suggestions. , Art

January 15, 2001, 11:15 PM	#3
PJR Senior Member Join Date: May 31, 2000 Posts: 1,127	Shoot clay targets and lots of them. Go bird watching. Don't knock it, I've learned a lot about upland birds and waterfowl this way and it's helped come hunting season. Of course I look a little out of place among the bird watchers in my camo but they've gotten used to it.

January 16, 2001, 08:56 AM	#4
TC Member Join Date: January 12, 2001 Location: Oxford, MI Posts: 77	I usually go on one pheasant hunt (game ranch). Ice fishing, bunny hunting, fly tying, checking over my guns for a little extra cleaning.

January 16, 2001, 10:03 AM	#5
Thibault Senior Member Join Date: January 27, 2000 Location: Middle of nowhere, Northern Quebec Posts: 336	Get to do the zillion things I had set aside cuz I was out hunting, which helps making up with dear wife...

January 16, 2001, 04:46 PM	#6
Poodleshooter Senior Member Join Date: August 7, 2000 Location: Floating down the James River in VA Posts: 2,599	1.Fish (camp, hike, canoe,etc.) 2.hunt varmints (the season never ends) 3. get more contacts for hunting private land 4. brush up on your bow and gun skills