Me too man! I checked the weather network for Opasatika..FROST WARNING TONITE UP THERE!!                
have to get my bear tag, a few more things, gonna be wet some days, so look into rain gear.    
It looks like it will be fairly cool our first 3-4 days of hunting.
I'm hoping for moose and I really want a crack at a nice bear with the longbow as well.

I'll be packing this weekend too, got most of my stuff ready, the gnomes of the hunt are helping me out        
Harmony is ready, still have to mount and flight shoot my 160 gr STOS, they have to get here first!!, good thing they sharpen so easily.

tick tock, tick tock...SWAMP MULES..HERE WE COME!!
BD

Cary,how many bows are you taking along? I will hunt mostly with primal quest       but will bring my take down curve just in case    :rolleyes:   .Being 630 miles from home,I wouldn't want to be without a spare bow     .

ahhhhh...now that it is tuned; you like that Mississippi Lake Longbow eh???? They are saaa- weeeeet shooters              :p    

I'm taking Harmony, my 1st longbow from Jim, and either my Chekmate Thunderbird, or SweetPea, my 62" longbow from Jim.

I think 2 bows are enough, I know Jim will be bringing his walking stick, wading staff, brush busting bow that was a demo and is now his personal bow of choice; like mine it is osage and tuff as nuts!        

All of us are shooting woodies and single blade heads, they just go hand in hand with longbows don't they???

Gettin' closer    

Yep,how can we not love them            

Got more packed after supper, lots of cooking and eating supplies.

Got most of the other stuff ready, still waiting on that Chekmate...Danged thing, i feel like it is never gonna get there!

:(

BD

It will come Cary,it will come            

Cary,
     good luck brother, i will send smoke for you and your group. take care, take pictures and enjoy!
   Ken

'ppreciate that Kenny...you know I do!


BD              

I'm Leaving tomorrow morning for Hearst unit 24, Hunting with a couple of friends. Silvertip is strung and Snuffer's shaving sharp ,Moose call in Hand.
    Serge, Cary and Jim, call me on my cell phone after 8:00 in evening when you are close to Hearst.
          Good luck

Good luck Sergio,get that big bull with the 60" spread        :p .
Will do call you.Send us a pm with your cell#.
Take a lot of pics also.
Serge

Good luck guys ... I'm leaving at 4 AM for WMU 41.  I don't have nearly as far of a drive.  Managed to get a bull tag ... do you know what the odds of that is!!!

Good luck Doug,I know all about the odds and happy you drew one bud.
Take care
Serge

Good Morning Gentlemen

Here is a Blessing for the Beast

"Created by Your hand as You created man,
Life given for life.
That me and mine may eat with thanks for the gift,
That me and mine may give thanks for Your own sacrifice of blood and flesh,
Life given for life."

I know that you all say a little prayer for the animal's life taken in the hunt.

I thought that this was appropriate for the beginning of a new season...and many more to come.

Kelly

Kelly,
     that is one of the best hunting prayers i have ever read! if you don't mind i would like to write it down and use it myself? do you remember where it came from?

Hi Adkmountainken,
please go ahead and use it for whatever you like.
I got it from a book that I am reading about the 17th century.  It is Gaelic and that is the English translation.  It is called "The Gralloch Prayer."
It is very ancient from what i have read.
I am very pleased that you liked it.

Kelly

Good morning Kelly, Thanks for the prayers,very nice and I will use it when needed.
Serge

Very nice prayer...I KNOW we'll get the chance to use it!    
Real cold this am, and the weather outlook for our trip is looking good, cool and MOOSEY-type weather.
A little warm in the afternoons, but good fishing,  siesta-ing time. I'm almost ready, got most of the stuff packed, making a longbow tube this afternoon.  

BD

Hey Cary, Serge and Jim,
4 days....     Now we are getting down to the nitty-gritty!!!  It looked like there was frost out here on the grass close to the tree line this morning.  I just stepped outside and I could see my breath!
Well Jim, you must be busy finishing up the bows that you were working on...  That's why we haven't heard from you.    Just checked the weather and it is a balmy 4C up North.... brrrr.
  :eek:   I think a cold snap is going to sneak up on us.
So, make your final lists and check them twice!!
I am excited for your adventure to begin...
The anticipation must be eating at all of you, I know that I would have a hard time getting any sleep.  LOL  
I hope you all have a great day and stop to enjoy nature around you, life is too short.
Cheers!
Kelly

my plans are to fill a 2G card up with pics and video!          I will be enjoying all of it, soaking it up like a sponge.

I hope this will be the start of a long tradition for my friends and I.
I think I have at least another 25-30 years of this in me  

A lot of pics for me too,and I hope that our traditional group will grow.Would be nice 4 to 6 even 8 trad guys,bull and cow tags in hand     .

Cary I will bring my screw-in steps,might not need them but just in case and they fit in a small backpack.
Now,I'm back to packing the last little things and I'm ready    :D    :cool:    
Serge