Deer season opens in Texas next weekend. Back to a diet of summer sausage, pepper cheese and Ritz crackers. As a land owner, I'm getting a lot more popular.

In North Texas, the bucks are definitely ready for the rut but the does don't appear to be. I have seen several bull elk on trailers coming back from Colorado. Dang, I'm envious.

Forecast is for a high of 80 degrees opening day. That's considered pleasant weather in my area. The fish have slowed down on pellets and are getting tougher to catch. I tossed a weightless 4 inch green lizard for about 10 minutes last Sunday and got no action. My 1 acre ponds are now down to something over 1/2 acre. Only one of my small ponds still has water and the spring fed creek has stopped running. We have only gotten about 10 inches of rain this year. We just didn't get the fall rains that we count on. The 8/10 inch of rain we got yesterday might keep the winter wheat alive. Maybe not. I know that it didn't run off.

You guys have fun and be safe this deer season. I talked to a rural Doctor last week. He told me most hunting accidents that he sees are from hunters falling out of trees. Watch your step.