Used to do opening day ducks w/ my college roomate in CT - tradition for many yrs. Loved going early season for bushytails w/ a .22 !
Started deer hunting not too long ago and have pretty good success for some one who doesn't put any time into it.
I skipped last yr, but got a nice 11 pt before that.
In all honesty i would have prefered a doe - way better eating.
No plans to hunt this yr - some how my desire just isn't there any more. I think part of it is my daughter is old enough now to have feelings for "bambi" hanging in the garage.
Last time out I skinned and cut ut up in big pieces down in CT so she never saw any of it. How do you guys deal with that ? She knows I've been out hunting but she didn't understand it that well.