Game & Fish West

IT’S ABOUT TIME

If I believed in genies, I know what one of my three wishes would be. I’d wish that November was the month that lasted the span of six. I wouldn’t be too greedy. I’d want to keep April and May for turkeys, June, July and August for smallmouth fishing, and December for holidays. The rest, November.

There is, without exception, no month finer than that one when it comes to hunting whitetails. Sure, the end of the month can get a bit slow and bowhunters have to work their way around some orange from time to time, but those are small concessions to make for such a grand experience.

I love hunting in November, but I hate how fast the month seems to fly by. Take advantage of every single minute. But how? There’s work to do, tasks to complete, kids to care for,

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