September, the longest month of the year for the Hoosier Bow Hunter, has finally arrived. The October opening is just around the bend and the anticipation is beginning to boil. I admit I haven't picked up my bow since January, but you can bet I will find the time this weekend between the remnant rainstorms of Hurricane Isaac to do some much needed target practice.
I have hardly taken the time to wet a line and suddenly I realize it's time to change gears. Some morning soon will find me toting my old remington 870 over my shoulder chasing a few bushytails in one of my old haunts to check on the acorn mast. I know not all has been lost with the drought -- my deck is covered with acorn cuttings from the big chestnut oak in my yard, so I suspect there are going to be some hotspots on some of the oak flats in the Hoosier National.
Trail camera's will begin to go out and hopefully soon enough to catch some of the bucks losing their velvet. Those bloody racks with hanging velvet make for some interesting pictures.
I have seen a lot of deer this year while driving through parts of the Hoosier National and some of the areas that were slammed by blue tongue disease several years ago are making a comeback in a big way. I've seen more deer in those areas this year than the last four years combined. Quite a few of the deer have been bucks and some of them were true trophy's by my standards.
These are some of the photo's from late season last year so hopes are high that these bucks made it through the mild winter and heat stressed summer.
Only time will tell, but I'm hoping it will be a good year for the hunters of Indiana Whitetail News!
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