What the heck are ALL y'all doing???????

[Friend]

No summer doldrums here…Finished planting food plots 16 and 17 on Saturday….moved large heavy ground blind a quarter of mile and set up Sunday right where I had been running a couple of cams since last October….still have much to complete before September…

Also, working to improve my own mental game as I have let a solid 160’s buck(12 yards) and a solid 150’s buck(14 yards) slip thru my fingers the past two seasons…both errors were due to impatience.

[Friend]

Moved and set this blind up yesterday. Took this pic from where several shooter bucks have been both standing and traveling.

[M60gunner]

Sorry, no hunting stories. The last couple of years haven’t been kind to my health . Would give a new bow to hunt the ridgeline behind my son’s house in Pa.

[Terry Green]

Great going 'guest'....

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[durp]

Don't know bout y'all but I've been busy reading tradslingers stories 

[TradBrewSC]

All here bud! Have been busy with work and chasing around a 15 month old, but try and chime in when I can. Will be much more frequent with season getting close!

[Terry Green]

Don't know bout y'all but I've been busy reading tradslingers stories 

Yeah, he got busy telling them after I started this thread.... 

[kbetts]

September 1st starter is getting close.  If the weather is tolerable I'll try to put a deer down....otherwise I'll spend some afternoons shooting doves.

Finally got a break in the weather so I'm going to try to get a camera or two up.  Fletching some arrows for a buddy who is a new trad shooter.  Shooting most nights.  Everytime I "decide" what bow I want to carry, I start shooting a different one...lol.  Typical summer stuff.

[Trenton G.]

Summer has been pretty busy around around here so far. A new job and new vehicle have been taking up a lot of my time right now, but still been trying to make a little bit of time every evening to shoot in the back yard or head to the range for a bit. Haven't done as much summer scouting as I'd like but am hoping to change that here fairly soon.

As of right now most of my prep work is getting ready for mule deer in September so I'm spending a lot of time on the phone with biologists and scouting via Google maps and such. It's been taking up what little free time I have right now, but I really enjoy it. Figured practicing in this heat probably isn't the worst idea since I doubt it I'll be much cooler in September in Nebraska. Looking forward for everyone's fall to get going though and for the hunting stories to start rolling in!

[Sam McMichael]

Sorry, but not much happening here. It's been extremely hot all summer, so my shooting is in the back yard loosing 20 to 30 arrows at a time. Soon, it will be time to repair and possibly relocate some of the ladder stands. Besides, I don't have a whole lot of interesting stories to tell. Perhaps I could relate some of the new cuss words I've invented since trying to quit plucking the bow string. Not exactly what you're looking for, but it would keep you busy for a while.

[blacktailbob]

Maybe somebody could start a White Elephant Swap so we can go through a bunch of gear and stuff before season starts and pass it along.
Always fun to get in on.

I started it last summer. so I'll let someone else have the honors this year.

[Dave Pagel]

Building arrows for me and others.  Fine tuning my wood arrows for a couple new longbows.  Working on habitat at camp. Spending a bit of time at the lake.  Working with our stubborn Chesapeake Bay Retriever.  Pretty much sums up the recent couple months.

D.P.

[Ryan Rothhaar]

In just over a month heading back to Alaska moose hunting. 20 years since my 1st trip up there, and this will be my 6th. Planning on going more often in the next 20 😀. My buddy has been going up lots longer, hoping to help him pack a moose this year. I ain't in a big hurry myself, I only need one.

Been fooling around getting set up for that trip as well as taking care of 3 different deer hunting places. The wife is nuts to fish in the salt, so whenever we have time off in the spring or summer we run down to the Coast.

Still manage to squeeze work in somehow....been on short timeline high priority stuff last few years (I work in Pharma) so it's been nuts on timelines.  Wanting to write more, been working on a project on and off, but life gets in the way!

Best 3 months of the year coming up soon!  Ready to spend some time in a tree....

R

[Stringwacker]

It's been an extremely busy summer. Thankfully I retired three years ago so at the very least....I've had the time to do it all. I've been shooting daily in anticipation of an elk hunt that I leave for in about a month. Been getting used to my heavier bow limbs and seeing what arrow combo tunes the best. The latter aspect of finding the right arrow has been more difficult than it should have been.

Got my house and land of for sale...so I have been mowing weekly and double timing the cleaning and upkeep. Given a new September archery season here, I have hung about 12 stands in the last couple of weeks in addition to keeping my hunting camp up.

I also have a new grand daughter that is due to be born today! Headed to the hospital in a few hours.

It's been an unusual summer; but I still try to look at the forum and make a post or two on occasion:)

[kennym]

Summer has been pretty busy around around here so far. A new job and new vehicle have been taking up a lot of my time right now, but still been trying to make a little bit of time every evening to shoot in the back yard or head to the range for a bit. Haven't done as much summer scouting as I'd like but am hoping to change that here fairly soon.

As of right now most of my prep work is getting ready for mule deer in September so I'm spending a lot of time on the phone with biologists and scouting via Google maps and such. It's been taking up what little free time I have right now, but I really enjoy it. Figured practicing in this heat probably isn't the worst idea since I doubt it I'll be much cooler in September in Nebraska. Looking forward for everyone's fall to get going though and for the hunting stories to start rolling in!

[kennym]

We've been to NE 3 times, twice was nice weather, last time it was 106 when we rolled in, and stayed that way while we were there. 80+ at night , sweatin in the tent...  Deer moved for a few minutes after daylight only.

Only time ever we cut a hunt short.  I hope you get a good week or two!! Good luck!

[atatarpm]

Been laid up for a while trying to figure out how to tell everyone about a new bow I've got.

[MCNSC]

Been really busy, trying to get all my projects done before hunting season opens. Both daughters look at me as their personal handyman. Parents , although in pretty good health for their age are requiring more of my time. I guess it’s nice to be needed.

[Lefty]

My daughter is home from college and working remote, so we have been knocking the heck out of the bluegill and catfish in our spare time.  Shooting some and got some trail cams out, but nothing to hunt right now.

[Archie]

Talk about doldroms...

I haven't pulled a bow since June 4, when I had a bad bicycle wreck and broke my right (drawing arm) shoulder.  Then... I twisted my knee real bad and it's been swollen and very hard to walk for a couple weeks.  And... my septic field has failed, and I'm just so thrilled to get to pay someone to put in a new one next month.... And for the past three months something weird is going on and my electric bill has been triple what it should be. 

I would say I'm looking forward to getting back in the woods... I'm in Alaska, and hunting season is coming!  But I can't draw a bow or maybe even hold a gun.  Can't even go for a decent walk in the woods! 

I would LOVE to hear some good Tradgang stories to take my mind off all this stuff!