Friday November 16th, 2012
Greetings and welcome!
I have been updating occasionally on the Big Snow Page, if I am not up to date here, check over there. After gun hunting all updates will be over there.
Speaking of gun hunting, it starts tomorrow morning. It is my opinion that it will be a very good year for hunters. I have been seeing more big bucks and deer in general than I have in many years.Bow hunters have been seeing a lot of deer, and some nice ones have been taken.
I have lost count, but I’d say that I have seen very nice bucks in five or six different spots in the last month or two. I had one really big one sideswipe the truck a few weeks ago, and he still lives. I saw one on top of a doe late last week on the way home from work. I saw one last Monday that was just huge with spectacular headgear to match. He is going to make some lucky hunter very happy.
The down economy has been brutal for a lot of businesses in the area, but I think that it has been good for the fish & game. A lot of people that used to come around aren’t anymore, or do a lot less. It is nothing like it was 10 or 20 years ago, and that favors the hunters that do go out.
We are looking at clear and slightly warmer than normal weather for opening weekend. The NWS has us for 26 overnight and a high of 45 Saturday. Saturday night the predict a low of 32, and Sunday a high of 49. There is no mention of precipitation in the 7 day outlook.
Here is Chris’ calendar of events.. Note that the bake sales are today.
| Nov. 16 | Jungle Jim’s Pub Silver Cliff |
Hunters Bake Sale – 10 am Baked goods and booyah will be offered Sponsored by the Silver Cliff Fire & Rescue Auxiliary |
| Nov. 16 | Nimrod Inn Athelstane |
Hunters Bake Sale – 9:30 am Sponsored by American LegionAuxiliary Unit 66 of Athelstane/Silver Cliff |
| Nov. 17 | Cornerstone Assembly of God Church Corner of C & A – Athelstane |
11th Annual Athelstane Fire Dept. Aux. Craft Fair & Bake Sale 9:30 am to 2:30 pm Food & Beverages – Door Prizes & Raffles |
| Nov. 22 | Stephenson Town Hall | Twin Bridge Rescue Squad – Annual Thanksgiving Dinner Serving from 11am to 2pm for anyone who cannot be with family for the holidays Delivery available for shut-ins – Donations accepted |
| Nov. 22 | Evergreen Park Wausaukee |
3rd Annual Turkey Trot Registration deadline is Nov. 9 – Visit website for full details wausaukee.com/calendar.html |
Rapids Resort has a FREE buffet Tuesday along with a lot of stuff that they raffle off. They have other food and Packers specials too.
The guys that cash their paychecks and get all singles will want to go to Thorntons, Curve Inn, or Beaver’s Bar off of T west of Townsend.
We had a warm stretch last week that took the first ice off of the lakes and flowages. It was only the first skin ice, but it had filled on a lot of slow water spots in shallow lakes. As of yesterday the ice was back. Again, it is just first ice, but it is a start. I am not sure that it will survive Sunday’s high of 50, but it will be back. This was Landing 11 on the upstream end of Caldron Falls Flowage 11/5. When I went by yesterday afternoon, it was just a little farther than that.
Don’t expect any ‘tracking snow’. We had enough snow to get the ground white last week, but it didn’t last very long between the sun and warm days.
Have a safe and fun deer hunting season and thank you for visiting!
RJB