My melons took forever. I had to replant twice, and finally all of them came up at the same time. I talked to a friend that grew them commercially and he said that its mostly a soil temp thing and they'll just kind of idle until its go time and then its off to the races.
51 is a big unit with a lot of tags, the last two days before the season are probably going to be worth more than the last two days of the season. If at all possible id try to get there early and know where he was at first light of the first day.
Once upon a time in the pines and fencerows of southwest georgia, a young LeRoy sat alone in his husky jean shorts thumbing through a field and stream dreaming of the holy grail of boyhood adventure firearms.
I have a MR sawtooth and it fit in the overhead bin nicely. I think I had all of my electronics, binoculars in the case, a full change of clothes, pair of boots, first aid stuff and all the odds and ends I picked up for my kids in there. So not totally crammed full but still loaded
Fires around the okeefenokee in 06-07 displaced a ton of bears, this year's fires are far bigger, and dont seem to be slowing down any time soon. Maybe even LeRoy will be able to contribute to this thread this year.