I have three COA's listed in the above poll. Right now I'm leaning towards coming back the week of TGiving and hunting Sunday-Wednesday. I'm betting on catching the tail end of the rut and hoping that the bucks won't be in lock down and the big boys will be out cruising looking for that last hot doe. Over the years I've noticed that more biggens are taken later in November than during the middle. I could be mistaken, but it always seems like the true bruisers come out after the rut has started to calm down.
I'd like to come out on the 17th, but I don't want to waste two days of leave. My leave would start at 1630 on Sunday and end at 0700 on TGiving. Hunting isn't going to be much of an option after the holiday because my family will be will me. So that essentially leaves three days to get it done.
On the other hand, I could stay two or three more days and hunt some of Ohio's gun season. I could probably talk my brother into letting my nephew come with me for opening day. That would be nice too, but I'll have to attend a conference the following week so I'm not sure how that would work with my work and family.
Another option is to come home just after Veterans day and hunt too. I'm hunting Letterkenny Army Depot on the 10th and 12th of November. I could feasibly leave on the 13th and hunt the rest of the week. The action would probably be good, but the bucks should be in lock down around that time too.
I'm open for your inputs.....
I'd like to come out on the 17th, but I don't want to waste two days of leave. My leave would start at 1630 on Sunday and end at 0700 on TGiving. Hunting isn't going to be much of an option after the holiday because my family will be will me. So that essentially leaves three days to get it done.
On the other hand, I could stay two or three more days and hunt some of Ohio's gun season. I could probably talk my brother into letting my nephew come with me for opening day. That would be nice too, but I'll have to attend a conference the following week so I'm not sure how that would work with my work and family.
Another option is to come home just after Veterans day and hunt too. I'm hunting Letterkenny Army Depot on the 10th and 12th of November. I could feasibly leave on the 13th and hunt the rest of the week. The action would probably be good, but the bucks should be in lock down around that time too.
I'm open for your inputs.....