The Question, Gentlemen (and Gentlewomen), is found in the poll...

[RidgeHunter]

Friday morning with Hoyt in hand if nothing pops up, Friday evening at the latest.

Apparently the rest of the world doesn't know an Archery Opener in the upper 40's in Oklahoma is a religious holiday.

Looks like tomorrow afternoon.....or grrrr.....maybe even Saturday morning before I ascend a tree. It's sad because it's piddly stuff, but it requires I be "around".
Normally I don't worry that much about the archery opener as it's hotter than the hinges of hell more often than not. But this freakin' weather...

I'll be standing on my porch tomorrow morning visualizing all the arrows being loosed at deer lungs across the state as the sun comes up. Anybody else do the same thing? My mind is about to check out for a couple months.

Good luck to you guys in the morning. I hope the wind is in your face and your arrows fly true.

 

[dennishoddy]

Apparently the rest of the world doesn't know an Archery Opener in the upper 40's in Oklahoma is a religious holiday.

My mind is about to check out for a couple months.

Mine has been gone for a week or so now....One of our GW's that do part time security work for us at the plant, came by the other day while I was sitting in a gator outside the door in the cool air, and had to tap me on the shoulder to get my attention...I was in a tree.....big buck....perfect shot.......

My stuff is loaded in the truck. I'll change clothes before leaving the plant, taking off an hour early, and be in the stand by 6.

 

[Porter]

I'll be in the stand at 0600. Really looking forward to the cool weather!

 

[r00s7a]

I hope it doesn't get terribly hot again. All I had on this morning were two long sleeve t-shirts, and I was just a bit chilly! Luckily I lost my way to the stand so I got a good warm up walk. Last time I trust someone else to mark a trail! I'm sure it looked fine in the daylight! Get out there with a flashlight that only goes out 10 ft in front of you and it is a different story...

 

[Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow]

Yeah, my right hand actually got cold, and I had on two shirts and a light jacket, and two pant layers!

 

[dennishoddy]

I talked the boss into coming in late for work Sunday morning, so I get to be out in the am. Supposed to be 45 degrees here. Awesome!

 

[ignerntbend]

I swore I'd get my archery hand up last year when I sat here at the computer reading about you guys who could hunt when I couldn't.
I didn't get it done so I'm sitting out the archery season.
Oh, and you guys that get to hunt when I don't, you are a bunch of yahoos and you suck.

 

[Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow]

Get a crossbow. Shoot it. In a week or two, you'll be ready for a season that lasts until Jan 15th, 2011.

"Be ready by Oct 1, or forget the whole season" is a false dichotomy.