Discouraging Wisconsin 08 deer hunt
Roger Sabota
Northwoods notebook
As these thoughts are being put on paper, the 2008 Wisconsin Gun-Deer Season is three days old. There were five of us in camp the first two days, four of us on Monday and there will be three of us for the next two days. The part that is difficult to admit to is that our meat pole is completely empty.
From the discussions we have had with others who are hunting in the Monico area, everyone is having difficulty finding deer. On Monday the four of us teamed up with ten members of the Roberts’ group to make a few drives. On the first drive I saw a very small deer cross the trail in front of me. That was the first deer that was seen by anyone in our camp. It was only the second deer that was seen by the Roberts’ group.
As usual in our camp everybody was out of bed and ready to head out before the alarm went off opening morning of the season. While eating breakfast and getting dressed we looked at the thermometer. The temperature was -10 degrees. Each of us put on an extra layer or two.
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