Posted on: February 11th, 2010Snow, Cold, and Snowshoes
I’ve been slacking quite a bit lately writing for Back 40, chalk it up to winter! Recently I discovered that snowshoeing (who knew they have been around for thousands of years) is my new favorite activity when the snow gets ass deep. It has opened up a whole new world of places to visit in the winter, as here in the upper Midwest without proper transportation winter activities seem to be relegated to the ice fishing house..
On that note, Back 40 prostaffer Jake Oravetz and I decided to get together last weekend on some of my hunting grounds in Western Wisconsin to do a little shed hunting/scouting. With the amount of snow on the ground (plus over 10″ of fresh powder that fell the day before) chances of finding bone were slim. However, the chunk of land we scouted is due for some major changes this year. A logger is on standby, and as soon as the weather cooperates about 50 acres of timber are going to the sawmill. Jake and I wanted to scout potential bedding areas and food plots we plan to put in here. If all goes as planned, another update on this property hopefully will happen in November with an Antler King fed Poper on the ground!
We fueled up with a bit of Wilderness Athlete, put on the snowshoes and warm weather gear, and hit the area hard for 2.5 hours. While not mountainous by any means, Western WI hills slick with snow will test your abilities on snow shoes! Jake was also testing out some new Under Armour that performed flawlessly in the cold, despite working up a good sweat straining through the snow and up the hills. I have to give props to MSR for making the Denali Classic snowshoes. If you are looking for a pair of snowshoes, look no further than these. Though we didn’t find any sheds, preliminary information is pointing to a couple of promising stand sites for next fall….
Jake shed hunting in Western Wisconsin