There is a strange satisfaction in this kind of hunting. That leaves the woods to guys like me: the obsessed, the unhinged, the ones who don't know when to quit. I like it because the smart hunters-"those smug guys diligent enough to scout the preseason and disciplined enough to avoid overhunting prime stands-"have tagged out. The strange fact is that I like the late season, cold and all. This explains why I'm (a) bowhunting in late January, and (b) holding out for a decent buck. I have been doing this for years, no doubt slowly cooking my brain. In direct violation of the safety instructions I have duct-taped a fifth and larger warmer directly against my skull beneath two hats. If you do, resist the temptation to place the contents in your eyes or mouth. Children, the elderly, and some disabled people should be supervised when using the product. The warmers are not to be applied directly to bare skin, desensitized skin, on the instep (cou-de-pied), ankle (la cheville), or arch (l'arche du pied). Nevertheless, the package contains more warnings than a new chain saw. In French, the other language on the wrapper, this is translated as fer, eau, carbone active, et sel. These marvels of modern technology consist of stuff that has been around since the wheel: iron, water, activated carbon, and salt. I've been trying to ignore the shivers by reading the plastic wrappers they come in. In a feeble attempt to stave off the cold, I've shoved hand warmers inside my gloves and toe warmers into my boots. Me, I'm holding out for a buck, a good one. A hunter may take either a buck or doe during the late bow season in my state, and any guy with half a brain should be happy with either by this point in the game. Seated in a gently rocking tree stand 70 yards back from a field of winter wheat, I am exploring that fine line between hunting really hard and suicide by hypothermia. There's a fine line between dedicated and unhinged.įebruary, 2003 Late January, 12 degrees and falling, the northwest wind hurrying a red sun toward its slot in the horizon.
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