2003 Season

LAST DAY OF THE 2003 SEASON!

Wow, what a way to end the year. We started the day west of Squaw Butte. There was a heavy fog and visibility was down to 30-40 yards in the good spots. Low enough that just when a bird appeared flying through the fog it was gone again before a shot could be taken. But that didn’t stop me from popping off a couple tail chasers…it was the last day after all. Now another issue with low visibility and hunting in a new area is getting turned around, mind you I didn’t say lost. My hunting buddy (for Jim’s eyes only…see I said I wouldn’t tell anyone your name) and I walked a mile or two back in the fog, topped the ridge, and started to (so we thought) return toward the trucks. We probably walked another mile when Ji…I mean the guy I was hunting with turned to me and asked, “Do you recognize anything?” Funny, I had been looking around for a little while thinking, “this doesn’t look familiar”… there was this false-confidence in the back of my head, “we are avid outdoorsmen, there’s no way we could be lost!!” Word of advice, whenever your brain tells you that, START WORRYING! Luckily we had our tracks in the snow to follow and got back on the right south slope...

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