Best Time of Year

ND deer rifle season always gets me excited.  Opening day in my family is like a holiday.  No one works and everyone gets together at my parents’ house.  If we don't get a deer on opening weekend we are kind of bummed. 

Why is that? We should know that the best part of the deer season is coming, not only for rifle but for bow as well.  This year I get to hunt it with a muzzleloader (hopefully with a Thompson Center that my brother is going to buy) as well.  My dad always says, "If I am going to take any days off during rifle season it will be the last 4 days."

Why, you may ask.  THE RUT IS IN FULL FORCE!!  It is getting to the end of the rifle season and I am just jacked.   On Friday, I get to try to fill that Mule Deer buck tag.  When I find the does, the buck won’t be too far off.

If I get my deer on Friday, then I get to hunt with my brother (Dusty) the next 2 days in a treestand, sitting from sun up to sun down, putting down some Dominate Buck Lure and some doe estrus.  Then watching the bucks run around with their heads up high, tongues hanging out searching for that hot doe.  Smaller bucks will be getting run off.  Let’s not forget the joy of watching 2 dominant bucks fighting.

Really, it just doesn't get any better than this.  How could it!  Oh wait, it does get better.  I get to hunt one week with my rifle, one week with a muzzleloader (hopefully I’ll get my buck the first weekend) and another with my bow.  Can I just say "AWESOME!"

So why get down when you don't fill your tag the first weekend, the best hunting days are coming.