Hope Springs Eternal

DrMike · Sep 27, 2015

Woke up at 2:22 this morning to do some more work on the message for the day. It was 8 C (46 F). I just glanced out the window ... and it is Snowing! It is 2 C (36 F) and SNOWING! I will likely have to console my wife over the course of the coming several weeks, but this should be good for hunting! I went out with John (my son-in-law) yesterday morning. We kept cutting tracks--lots of tracks (moose, elk, bear), many of which were relatively fresh. However, the animals are clearly nocturnal. We even managed to get the Tundra stuck--really stuck. I just installed a lift kit and new skid plate (yeah, tore a skid plate off earlier in August). I forgot that I had also switched over to winter tires, which have less tread than my summer tires. John cautioned against going down one particular trail. Like a good ol' boy, I cheerily said, "No problem, John." That was just before I sunk the truck to the hubs in the bog. It could have been worse, I suppose. Hey, we did get out! But now it is snowing. I am pretty certain we'll go back out this evening to see what is shaking in the hills. Did I mention that this portends good things? Now, to break out into my "Happy Dance!" :grin:

truck driver · Sep 27, 2015

Good luck with the hunting and maybe the weather will cause the animals to be less nocturnal.

SJB358 · Sep 27, 2015

That's great news Doc. Hope that snow gets the animals moving buddy.

Sounds like your making that Toyota earns its keep as well. Do you have a winch for the truck?

DrMike · Sep 27, 2015

It should get them moving, Rodger. It does make tracking easier! No winch on the truck, Scotty. I should have one, the places it is asked to go.

diverdown · Sep 27, 2015

Doc, and 8000-lb winch will save you a lot of future "golly gee whizz'es and dang its" in the future. I've thanked the good lord on the couple of occasions that I really needed it.

DrMike · Sep 27, 2015

You are correct, and I am fully conscious of the need. I'll likely have a good winch in the future, but for the moment, I make certain to have big guys hunting with me. :shock: (My goodness, Dan and Gerry don't realise why they accompanied me.) :lol:

sask boy · Sep 28, 2015

DrMike, where did you get that Tonka Toy stuck? I am sure glad you had John with you as he is a large lad and would have been way more help than I would have been.
Sure hope that the snow get those critters moving as it is the same here in Saskatchewan just seeing nothing during shoot light :x.

Blessings,
Dan

DrMike · Sep 28, 2015

Ha! The snow is already gone and the temps were up to about 13 C today. I spent the day hunting in the Rockies, (but that is another story). We were stuck out on Salt Ridge Road. I actually tore off my skid plate when we mounted that rock, Dan. I don't think I ripped another when I sunk it to the axels. Haven't had time to crawl under and look.