What do you guys do in the off season?

[LVJ76]

Wife, son and I go fishing and camping quite a bit. Wife and I also shoot high power and small bore NRA silhouette matches, and of course some load development, always trying new and different bullets. This year we are getting in to coyote hunting as well.

 

[VLD Pilot]

That's awesome.

 

[Baker Alvin]

Reorganize the man cave and get ready for next season, reload ammo, go to range. never hurts t do off season shooting. Then there are ground hogs, crows, and coyotes.

 

[Reelamin]

Fish, Shoot Guns, Hike, Fish some more, Varmint Hunt, plan upcoming hunts, scout, grandkids, fish again.

 

[LVJ76]

For me the biggest down time or slow time is the hottest days of summer. That's when I reload and work on rifles the most.

June to mid September is the down time here, just too hot to be out there. Do smallbore shooting and fishing mostly. Barrels don't cool down in 100°+ degrees.

September kicks off with dove hunting.

 

[VLD Pilot]

June to mid September is the down time here, just too hot to be out there. Do smallbore shooting and fishing mostly. Barrels don't cool down in 100°+ degrees.

September kicks off with dove hunting.

I'm with ya. Summer is definitely not ideal shooting most of the time. Fishing takes that spot

 

[Tidus56]

One day chasing the wife around the house will replace the kids. Something else to look forward too

I am sure that will be fun too, lol!

 

[manitou]

There is an off season?

Hike to (stay in shape for hunting)
Shed hunt (to see who made it through the season and stay in shape)
Camp (to inventory animals and scout)
Scout (to prep for next season)
Reload ( for next season)
Shoot bow, rifles (to stay in tune for next season)
Study maps/ONX ( prep for next season)
Clean/ organize gear (for next season)
Fly fish ( to think about next season)
Ice fish ( to think about next season)
Then there are rabbit, bear and turkey to chase.
Occasional sight-seeing trip with "Headquarters Element".
Ride UTV ( ie: scouting again, lol)
Also music festivals and rideos are on the radar.
I plan on undertaking the basement finishing project this year. Also plan to build a shed... and fence the backbyard to keep predators from snacking on my dogs

 

[backstraps]

Season closes for me and post season scouting begins! I like to scout until green up, by then turkey season rolls around.

The cold days im not scouting prior to turkey season I spend looking at maps studying areas

Summer work lots of extra hours and side hustles to support my hunting and shooting

 

[VLD Pilot]

There is an off season?

Hike to (stay in shape for hunting)
Shed hunt (to see who made it through the season and stay in shape)
Camp (to inventory animals and scout)
Scout (to prep for next season)
Reload ( for next season)
Shoot bow, rifles (to stay in tune for next season)
Study maps/ONX ( prep for next season)
Clean/ organize gear (for next season)
Fly fish ( to think about next season)
Ice fish ( to think about next season)
Then there are rabbit, bear and turkey to chase.
Occasional sight-seeing trip with "Headquarters Element".
Ride UTV ( ie: scouting again, lol)
Also music festivals and rideos are on the radar.
I plan on undertaking the basement finishing project this year. Also plan to build a shed... and fence the backbyard to keep predators from snacking on my dogs

Wow, with your off season, who has time for an "In season" ?

 

[Muddyboots]

Most of my load development is done in off season for couple reasons. Temps are more like hunting conditions so I know whatever load I develop will be GTG for hunting. And no, I don't shoot when it gets above 75 so temp has never been issue for me. Another great reason is the range is always completely empty! Have it to myself. Its great to sit there in quiet solitude and shoot the way you would hunt. I practice off cross sticks, Bogs, etc.

I get ready for salmon trolling both coho and kings so always tying new flies, rearranging gear, replacing line and leaders on all trolling rods, working on boat so this takes up quite a bit of time. Boats are never ending maintenance and updates.

But I really look forward to Jan-Mar for load work and enjoy the cold doing it. no worries of barrel heating up when 10 degrees!!!

 

[Peddler 76]

No off season, I hunt Whitetails, fish and work. I'm a mfg. rep in the fishing and hunting industry. We represent 20+ manufacturers in the Northeast and Southeast.

 

[ultimag43]

get the lund ready for the water

 

[Rick Richard]

Fall/winter hunting hair. Spring hunting feathers. Summer cutting grass and keeping cool.