Recently, Daniel Schmidt from Deer and Deer Hunting wrote a short blog post that really got me thinking. He simply listed his favorite sights of deer season – “blaze-orange clothing hanging from washlines; a pickup truck parked near a cornfield; and any of the “Welcome Deer Hunters” signs posted at convenience stores, truck stops, etc.”
I don’t care what sort of mood I’m in, when I see a sign of deer season I instantly feel a bit of happiness and my stress fades away. Here’s a few of my favorite sights of deer season:
- Trucks parked at the edge of cornfields
- Catching a hint of blaze orange walking through a field
- “Deer Butcher” signs
- Catching a glimpse of the day’s kill hanging in a barn
- Groups of guys gathered around a pickup truck as one is showing off his new trophy.
What are your favorite signs of deer season? Let us know in the comments!
After my family moved to the eastern shore we still would hunt at our farm in Anne Arundel county. For a “commuting” hunter, def. seeing ladders hanging out of trucks at 4 am going down the road. I just remember it feeling like a race in the am to get out in the woods!
When I used to travel through the hills of Pennsylvania during deer season you could look up the mountain trails and see blaze orange in strategic spots. I always thought that each one of those hunters had visions of a monster buck winding its way down the trail towards them. Camp stories and comraderie make the greatest memories. My greatest memories are the ones surrounding my family and the great times shared being together hunting or otherwise.