Who's getting antsy?

[Deer Hunter]

How do you like the Inreach? Debated between it and the SPOTX and ended up with the SPOTX. SPOTX does everything i need it to but can be awkaward to use depending on what you are trying to do. I mostly chose it because you can message anyone with it not just people with a garmin account .

It’s from work, I’m not much of a techie and find it’s PIA to type out a message
But the SOS button is easy to activate. lol

[Species8472]

It’s from work, I’m not much of a techie and find it’s PIA to type out a message
But the SOS button is easy to activate. lol

Sounds about the same as the SPOTX. PIA to message with it but SOS is easy.

[bellerivercrossbowhunter]

Walleye fishing in the Detroit river.
Spring Turkey.
Spring bear.
More local walleye fishing.
Summer rainbow fishing.
Fall deer hunting.

I need to retire! lol

[huntnmachine]

Annual spring trail cleaning at hunting property
Spring turkey hunting
Lake Erie walleye fishing
Fall bear hunt
Fall moose hunt
Fall deer hunt

[fratri]

So hardwater season is pretty much a wrap. Personally i had one of my best seasons to date. 6 weekend trips on Nip and 2 on Abitibi (4 solo on Nip one solo on Big Ab) all with multiple keepers, no skunkage and a PB Northern. That being said i am just a casual fisherman and my real passion is the hunt.

With the warm weather my wanderlust is starting to heat up (actually it never really cools off too much) thinking about possibilities. I am mostly a solo hunter but do enjoy deer camp with friends and family every fall. My current conceptual plans for the season include the following:

- Spring turkey on local area farms
- Spring bear - probs solo by zodiac at a yet to be determined location - but somewhere new - maybe little Abitibi.
- Regular weekends at the camp and cottage preparing for deer, doing maintenance and stockpiling firewood
- Fall bear if spring is a dud
- Early season solo deer with the crossbow
- Fall deer at the camp in a group setting
- Late season solo deer with the crossbow

Deer hunting will be influenced by the availability of extra tags. Of all the above bear hunting is probably my favourite. The meat is so good and the options for disappearing off-grid and camping and side fishing on crown are endless. I spend hours pouring over sat images thinking - I can get in there that looks good - sometimes it works out other times meh. Getting to an age where the end of my days of solo wandering off-grid are in sight so i cherish every trip at this stage - wife makes me take a SPOTX now when i go a wandering.

What are you planning?

Don't forget to put a day or two aside for some Salmon fishing....

[Species8472]

Don't forget to put a day or two aside for some Salmon fishing....

Count on it buddy

[Hawkman]

Hey Species, you just HAD TO spell it all out, didn't you?!

I am 63 and not as healthy or fit as I once was, but I still do many solo outings for fishing and hunting when I can.
I've been fortunate to make a few great friends in the past dozen years though, some from right here on these forums.
My "diseases" are also numerous, just like many of you guys here: Ice fishing, spring turkey, spring trout, some effort at the hunt camp and other bush where I play, waterfowl hunts, upland and small game hunts, archery/rifle/shotgun hunts for deer, and of course moose hunts whenever possible.
Absolutely LOVE living in such a wonderful province where ALL these activities are possible.