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Dude, you've got a short period of time to switch to "glass-half-full" mode. If you don't, you're going to have a miserable trip.

Exactly A guy does not go to Central Canada to see bunches of deer or piles of runts....I can stay at home and do that.

You go looking for a toad....the buck of this or several lifetimes.If you go home dry, TS. Do it again!

do they take Amex?

im not as bad as I sound. Just being sarcastic

Good! It'll be fun, and, it'll be an experience for you.
Take all in stride.

Not sure, I always negotiate with cash.

Yeah that better
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Sako, if you're headed to North west SK you'll be closer to Stoon than Regina. I got another e mail this morning from my friend. He saw one buck about 120 BC on his first day and not much since then. 5 days and running right now.

SKane, you're right, go and have a great trip. Enjoy all that you see and experience.
I grew up in the heart of this great deer factory we have here. The reason we have these giant deer is because of our climate. I too am going ahead with our annual deer hunt. That is tenting it for a week and half in the bush. It's a blast and can't wait.
But the reality is there will be far fewer wall hangers shot or seen this year than normal due to the devastating winter we experienced last year. Yes, there will be some giants shot, but make no mistake, far fewer than in recent memory.
But in the back of my mind, I still hope and think I will see a giant. Good luck everyone.

I checked the websites of a couple of Sask outfitters "Buck Paradise" is showing some bucks from their trail cameras that could range in score up to the 150's. "Pierceland" is showing some trail camera bucks and a couple of them may actually be shooters. But of course the rut isn't in gear yet.

My father in law just went out yesterday and set up his bait piles and cameras so I will update with what he gets on them.

Forget about the trail cam pix on outfitter web sites. Very EZ to post pix from years past. Big snow storm in north central and west SK last night and today. First rain and then 8 to 10 inches of snow, and miserable conditions cuz the ground on bike trails is hardly frozen.

Its still way to early

Way too early to get this much snow. 15 inches in some places, windy and blown down trees on bike trails. This is how the 2012 season started.

Some suggestions for first time non res deer hunters in SK. If you are hunting this week or next wk your outfitter may try to put you near by roads where access is easiest and outfitter doesn't have to work to get the truck or bike back in, to more remote stands. Try to push your outfitter to get you back in so you're not sitting with many other hunters closely nearby. Second suggestion is not to re book for next year until you see how the winter snow fall goes from here. You don't want to have your money tied up for 2014 if SK has two extreme bad winters in a row. Good luck everyone.

Yes agreed, but this is the big mystery. I can look at snow accumulation maps, but how much equals a bad winter?

In my extremely southern perception, Saskatchewan has snow from November through April, so what do we look for how much is too much?

3 to 6 inches more snow in western SK between today and tonight. There is no mystery. That area usually gets no more than 6 inches over the whole winter. Frigid cold yes, lots of snow no. That will make up to 20 inches in parts of western area, just over the past week. Doesn't take a genius to know the deer will be in trouble again especially the large breeder bucks that survived last winter. US hunters committed to a trip this year, don't expect much.

No snow so far down on our farm....

Bzik

It's a good thing this guy from the US went anyway to west SK.
Opening day of rifle....

Great clear pic!