“Let me out of here!” I feel like I’ve been cooped up far too long, and yes I do need to get out of here. Winter has seemed to drag on forever, and the weatherman is calling for 3-6 inches of snow over the next two days. I love snow, and I want it in the winter, but by golly I don’t like it in the Spring. Around here it can start snowing as early as September, and as you see, can keep snowing through April. Seven to eight months of snow is enough for even an Eskimo. I have one more month before my turkey hunt, and I am counting the days.
Art, Jeff, and Matt, over at “Simply Outdoors,” have been doing very well on those early “tasty” steelhead. Wish we had that kind of fishing in our streams. I get a chance for a few walleye’s each year, but without a Lake Erie equipped boat, you don’t put many in the freezer.
Just watched Tom Sorenson’s video of his mother (Sue) downing an Idaho whitetail. It’s called “Off Trail” and it was taken on their Nov 8th. deer hunt. Take a few minutes and go over to “Base Camp Legends” and learn something about this dedicated hunting family. They get a chance to hunt some of the most beautiful country in the world, and then share it with us. In fact four of them are on a bear hunt, in Idaho, right now. Can’t wait to hear from them.
Well I have to go see if I can find my snow shovel. Something is just down right wrong with shoveling snow in April. Course it could be worse! I could be stacking sand bags along a river bank. Ah I guess I haven’t got it that bad after all!
Mike
I’m about sick of the snow too, Mike. You are right, though, it could definitely be worse. I knew that we were bound to get one more round of snow before it was all over. At least it doesn’t look like it will stick around too long.
And I have to be honest; I haven’t even been steelhead fishing yet. The brother and my cousin have been doing one heck of a job, but I haven’t had a chance to venture out yet.
I’m going to fix that little problem this Tuesday, so hopefully we hook into a few. If not, I’m just going to take it all in, and enjoy my time on the river…..amongst the six inches of snow.
Hey Mike thanks for the mention. We had to back out of the hills as there is no grass or wild onions up high enough as yet so the bears are doing just what you are doing, staying denned up. This weather has everthing messed up. Down in the hollows where it greens up the fastest there is still big snow fields. So we impatiently wait, one of these days its got to turn. Our weather here has not only been cold but windy. Anyway it was good to get out and do some hiking.