I have never been bitten really hard by the turkey hunting bug. But after lobbying all winter for the Maine Chapter National Wild Turkey Federation I am looking forward to the opening day of the spring hunt. This year the folks with odd year birthdays hunt the first week which has made me even more enthusiastic. I have gathered up all of my turkey hunting gear (decoys, calls and camouflage clothing) and plan to be out in the woodlot behind the house first thing in the morning. I don’t expect that I will be successful but am looking forward to getting out and seeing what happens.
I decided that I needed to spend some time outside after a long winter working inside. So I simply ignored my calendar and loaded the XL Tripper onto the Yukon gathered up my new paddle and a life vest. I decided to head down to Seven Tree pond in Union to see how high the water still was in the St. George River. It was a calm but cloudy afternoon, the water is still very high but dropping rapidly. I noticed on the trees that the level had dropped about six inches in the last day or so.
Last week cold snow wind and rain this week 80 degrees sunshine and the daffodils are in bloom on the lawn. In fact for the last few days we have had flood warnings and high fire danger. The floods a result of the rapidly melting snow pack to the north and the fire danger due to the drying breezes and warm temperatures. You have to love New England weather.
