Well to say it started fast is an understatement.  Opening weekend brother killed his second buck ever an 8pt that weighed 115lbs.  The second Saturday of muzzleloader I killed a 6pt with no brows that weighed 150lbs.  Not big but for a mountain deer that was aged at 7yrs + it was nice to take out of the herd.  Then that next Monday I shot a 307lb field dressed black bear and passed on a great 9pt that needs another year or two.  Then all the sudden no deer, they are rutting hard everywhere else but I cannot find even a tail walking through the woods.  We will be hunting our other property this Saturday where the sign is even better and scrapes a plenty so lets see if it ends with a bang for 2009.