It's hard to believe that the opening day of bow season is just over two and a half months away.  Time flies and it will be here before you know it.  It is usually this time of year when I fine tune my bow, and start practicing a few nights each week.  It's also the time of year when I start picking up new gear that I 'need'.  A couple of things on the list are some more game cameras.

I have a serious addiction to game cameras, but  I never seem buy the same camera twice.  Even if I love a game camera, I tend to fight the urge to buy another one of those in favor of trying something different.  I love testing new digital game cameras, because I like seeing the different features and methods of operation for the different models.

This wouldn't be such a problem, if there weren't great new digital cameras hitting the market from each manufacturer every year.  I'm definitely interested in the new Moultrie I45 and I65.  I am very interested in the Moultrie Game Spy Game Management System.  The innovation in cellular game camera technology is just a taste of what the future will bring.

This fall, we will see the StealthCam Prowler HD htting the market. With the integration of high definition, H.264 video compression, and the ability to record full audio, we should see some stunning video being shared.

I'm looking forward to the full return of the foliage.  Spring is definitely in full swing right now.  The trees were all budding weeks ago, and the undergrowth is really starting to take shape.  It is at this time of the year that you can almost notice a daily transformation of the woods.

I love this time of year, because the deer seem to reach a new comfort zone.  They feel more protected in wooded areas with lots of foliage to conceal their presence.  Much more comfortable than when the woods was wide open and you could see long distances.  These more relaxed deer tend to linger longer, and I always end up with a lot more pictures of deer and other game animals.

On the downside, most bucks have dropped their racks.  You may still see an occasional buck that is slow to drop, but the excitement factor of hoping to see the big rack is gone.  I start awaiting the first signs of antler growth, and look forward to watching the development of those racks into what hopefully becomes that shooter buck.

So this is a great time of the year to get your mineral blocks out to help that antler growth.