Mother, mother… there’s too many of you cryin’…

Oh wait, not the Marvin Gaye song! 

Just kinda catching up with myself and realizing that, wow, I don’t have any hunts or outings planned for almost two weeks!  What the heck am I gonna do with myself?  Even more, what the heck am I gonna write about?  What’s goin’ on?

Well, really, not a lot.  Now that I’m back in the land of the cube-dweller, and spending way too much time staring at a computer instead of glassing the hillsides, I’m starting to feel the pressure.  Ahhh, life is too much with us…

Trying to find something cool, interesting, or important to write about lately, but the motivation is just running a little short.  Holly sent me a link to an article about another National Wildlife Refuge banning lead shot for all hunting, but I’ve already misplaced the link.  Figures, doesn’t it?  I’ll have to track it down later.

Point is, this is coming all over the place, good science or not.  It’s up to hunters to stay vigilant and to step up to challenge every expansion of the lead ammo ban.  The National Park Service backed off once, but have no doubt that they’ll continue to incrementally work toward a ban.  As mentioned in previous posts, Grand Teton National Park is already asking hunters to voluntarily switch to non-lead ammo. 

The NWRs present even more of a challenge, as they can pretty much set their own rules locally.  Keep an eye on the NWRs near you, and remember, even if you don’t agree with the law, you do have to obey it. 

In other stuff, deer seasons are beginning to get underway across the country as fall officially falls!  The months-long wait is over for anxious hunters, as bows, muzzleloaders, and rifles are coming out of storage and hitting the range and the woods.  As my old friend, Reverend Roy Steward used to call it, this is the beginning of the ”High Holy Season” for hunters. 

Of course, here in CA we’ve been at it all along, although the majority of rifle deer hunting seasons are open or opening this week.  It’s a good time to be a hunter, but maybe not such a great time to be a deer. 

Am I gonna partake some more?  I hope to, and have a trip out to my “Kokopelli Valley” scheduled in October with Hank and Holly.  Right now that’s about all I have on tap, which is kind of a drag since the season will come and go by the end of October. 

I head up to Coon Camp the last week of October to start our guided hunts up there for the season, and as much as I look forward to spending a couple of weeks up there in camp, I’d like to have squeezed in a little more hunting for myself this year.  Where does the time go? 

Looking forward, I booked my room for the 2010 SHOT Show already.  If you’re planning to attend, check out the SHOT Show Travel Desk for some kick-butt deals on rooms!  Rooms fill up pretty quick, so you’ll want to get it while the getting is good!  Also, remember, the show is during the week this year, Tuesday (01/19) through Friday (01/22), so if you play it right, you can make it home in time for the waterfowl closer! 

So I guess that, while I’m not really doing a lot of hunting right now, I’m laying the groundwork for the upcoming months.  There’s actually something goin’ on, even if it doesn’t seem that way.  So stay tuned!

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