early season opens Sept 27th in the Northern zone and i am pumped!i will be hunting the 29th. i am shooting better then i EVER had. stands have been in place for awhile and the local deer sign looks very good. acorns on the ground, beech are just starting to fall and my heart rate has increased a beat!!! on a side note lots of bears on the mountain this year although i do not wish to shoot one. Saturday will find me high on the mountain in a favorite stand awaiting a set of horns trotting up the trail....