2000

The Shack	Shack road
The Crew	Hwy 8

  Opening day dawned 25 degrees with dusting snow adding to the already 6 and a half inches from the week before. There had been plenty of rain that changed to heavy wet snow clinging to the trees. When the temperature dropped it stuck tight but the swamps were insulated from the cold by the snow and did not freeze. Makes for very wet feet. The day passed with several deer seen but nothing on the pole until Charlie bagged his dandy 6 pointer from his stand around 4 pm. Typically for J.C.; he emptied his clip at a T-zone doe and had none left when the monster Buck ran within 25 feet of him. Jack took a "poke and hope" at a buck right at the close of shooting hours. The iron sights on his trusty 35 Remington are awful tough to see in the low light. (or maybe it's just age. It is an old gun) Robert had a spike sneak up behind him in the snow but it beat a hasty retreat when he clicked the safety off. (plenty loud at 15 feet)
 
 

The word around town was that the deer were all up in the hardwoods so that was the plan for day two. More flaky stuff and 20 degrees dampened the crack of dawn enthusiasm except for Manly who braved the elements and just ended up cold. Actually it was a good thing because the poker game broke up at 3 am with Mike enough ahead to buy a tank of fuel. Temke et al had made the Argonne run with results best left undisclosed. ("Don't bet on it!") Suffice to say the day ended at noon with the Packer game at Lloyds, after Scott passed on a T-zone deer walking at 35 yards. The hard core hunters hit the woods again after the game and it paid off for Travis who brought home a great 5 pointer to hang on the pole. J.C. did it again with a nubbin buck off the shack road on the way in.

Day 3 and a lot of the crew had gone back. Rex made it up, as did Ralph, and Fuzzy Alderton hunted with us. 25 degrees and broken overcast. The wind picked up in the afternoon and it got really bitter. The up side is that the shack road is tightening up. Several deer seen but nothing legal to shoot at except the buck that suprized the driving crew while they were waiting for the standers to set up.

Later in the season Mike Temke found the brother to JC's although it *was* 12 lbs heavier. (Actually between them they might have a decent Sub sandwich)
Chucky also got a good poke at one with his muzzleloader up on the still house road.
 
 
 
 

JC's sandwich meat

Still!! Waiting for Mike's picture!

Jake Matuszewski shot his first deer on the day before closing while hunting with his Grandpa Pete. Pete said Jake was cool, calm and collected and just up and shot it, while he was all gitchy and vibratin'. Goes to show you are never too old for "Buck Fever".
 
 

Mike actually stayed awake for the whole Movie!!	So whos got all the chips now??
But Jack didn't!!	Used truck anyone?
Mon-Tue-Wed crew	Damn voters!!

Too bad this is someone else's crew!

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