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What firearm and cartridge are you going to use?

What is the weather prediction for opening day in your neck of the woods?

Any snow on the ground north of Hwy 29? Hwy 8?

In my area, no snow, mid 30's, good chance of rain later in the week. As to rifle, .350 or .308. If we get a snowstorm, I'll use an older 30-30 with a peep sight.

Wayne,
For the WI opening weekend, I'll be hunting in Illinois.

My 20" Criterion AR-15 and 260 Rem for sure. Maybe my uncle's Winchester pumpkin thrower that he gave me 2 days before he died.

Weather appears to be 40 for a high. Could change though.

Well at least there won't be any wolves around. Good luck.

Around here we are waiting for someone to shoot one of the Elk with the bright orange necklace. Wolves are abundant about 15 minutes from my house. Fortunately I hunt 25 minutes south of my house, not many sightings.

I'll have the 30-06, Remington 7600 carbine, shooting 165gr fed fusions. The Remington m700 mt rifle, in .280rem will also make the trip. That also shoots federal fusions, 140gr.

We'll be up north in Douglas Co. Doesn't look like any snow but there are some wolves.

Mauser x in 358 win. Custom model 700 in 7wsm chuckin 160 nabs and 168 vlds if somethin gets stupid in a far field. And my 7mm08 ai with 162 amax @2900 incase I need the extra magnification from the viper hd 5/20

Mid 30s no snow

Mid 30's here just west of Green Bay. 30-30 H&R Topper
loaded with 160 grain flex tips.

Kimber montana 25-06 vx3 2.5-8 with Hornady 117 grain interlock.

Mid 30's for a high.

Real high pressured public land in Rock county. 2 doe tags and a buck tag.

No snow and none in the forecast around Hwy 8.
Model 99 Savage in 300 Sav!

Want to bloody a new to me Marlin 336C 30-30 topped with a Leupold Vari-X II 1-4x20mm. A Savage 99-A 250-3000 topped with a Redfield Revolution 2-7x33m in reserve.

High of 31-32 degrees with some snow possible on opening day.

No snow in the forecast in Price co. but I wouldn't be surprised if we got some. We got 1/2" last Friday. My .243 Thompson Venture Youth model is my gun. I am hunting alone this deer season. My son said he wants to go but said he needs to study for college. I dont think he really cares to go. The hunting is so terrible. up there.

M760 .358Win...and I'll be wearing hip boots if this rain keeps up!

Hey 'hookem' you just never know about that country.

A couple of my 'spies' up there tell me there are some reasonably decent bucks roaming around.

Good luck, and 'bag a biggn'!

Whelen, We have a bruiser we got on the cam but have not gotten a pic of it since August 1. We also have a few more that I would deb happy to shoot. It is looking up, a little. Last year was the bottom of the bottom. Next year should be better yet. My best years there were barely except able, but most a dismal , and some , like last year were the worst. This bigger buck seems to only have one front leg. Not sure though.

WN, Scott will be in Illinois opening weekend...who is going to drag out your buck?

Well, I've got twin 14yr old grandsons that I've been training!

Are you going to train them to shoot a 35 Whelen at some point?