Didnt read the thread, so not sure if this was mentioned, but pick your friends and who you hang out with very, very carefully. I have heard it said you are the average of the 5 people closest to you.
I didn't like reading this and really hope you can regain your passion. Maybe include a friend or youth somehow? Go to the local archery club and mingle with avid hunters and archers? You don't want to look back on this and regret not putting forth a great effort on a great tag! Maybe watch...
Just talked to the biologist for my elk area. That added fuel to my fall fever. It is somewhere between raging house inferno and medium sized forest fire right now.
Well Amy Klobuchar stands a good chance at being the next Governor just because she is a democrat. She has authored numerous bills to delist the wolf and let the state's manage them. I don't know if she is on record saying she supports a hunting season or not, but it seems likely given her...
It would be fun to see the point breakdown by age demographic. Are baby boomers hanging on to points? Will the 2 year rule start eliminating folks that age out without drawing a hunt? It would suck to save up points for 10...15+ years and then die before you can use them.
Similar to the one on gas prices, I thought it would be interesting to see the different costs of electricity. Does the cost affect you ability to hunt?
Western MN. 8.9 cents/kwh regular and 4.65 cents for off peak.
It does not affect my hunting at that rate.
Both my sons were victims of point creep. I was really hoping they would draw this year as the last 7 months have been unlucky for us. Son #1 tore his ACL in October. Son#2 had an MRI yesterday to see if his is torn. Crossing fingers it isnt.