Mighty thin soup

That was fast.

The general big game hunting season has come and gone.

Five weeks of mild, warm weather didn’t make for a great harvest, but it makes no difference. With the exception of a few shoulder season opportunities across the state, big game hunting is done for the year.

Unfortunately, it’s only now beginning to feel like hunting season. Or at least what I remember hunting season used to feel like.

I recall a post-Thanksgiving hunting trip up Eagle Creek above Gardiner years ago when the turkey sandwich I was packing inside my coat froze solid. That was back in the day when I wor...