I think of the years past, getting to spend time with my father, grandfather and brothers at the deer camp. Sharing stories and talking about the plan for the next day's hunt. The smell of bacon and sausage streaming out of the skillet as we pull up on the four wheelers from the morning pursuit of whitetails. All these memories come flooding back from seasons past to invigorate me to be over prepared for opening day. Sighting in broad heads, refletching arrows, walking/jogging to loose just a few extra pounds, working out, washing camo, filling corn piles/feeders (where legal), watering food plots to give them a little extra because of the dry summer are all things that are frantically being done to prepare for the start of bow season.
Being in the south on opening day does bring about some difficult bow hunting conditions. It is still warm enough to sweat profusely sitting in the shade with the wind blowing; making it nearly impossible to control scent. Light-weight camo is key in helping to combat these conditions. Then, there is the small bird-sized mosquitoes. If not properly armed with a ThermoCell and refills, it is likely that you may be carried off by these over-sized insects. One of the biggest concerns with the higher temperatures is the reduced time frame to recover and process the game taken, due to the increased rate of meat spoilage in the warmer October weather.
Even with these drawbacks, come to the south on opening day and you are very likely to see several trucks pulled off in the ditch by a gate, with hunters out in the stand and hoping to fill their first tag of the season with a bow.
Beau
