Archers Set To Go

This coming Saturday (Oct. 2) is arguably the third most popular day on the sportsman's calendar – following the opening day of trout season and the opening day of rifle deer season. It is the opening day for archery deer season. About 340,000 hunters have bought archery licenses.

According to the game commission, the first week of archery season sees a substantial deer harvest. Then things slow down for a while. When the rut arrives, things can get crazy for the last week or two of the season when even the wariest bucks emerge from their sanctuaries to chase does for breeding purposes.

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