Merry Christmas!

I hope you are having a Merry Christmas! It is a great time of year. A chance to celebrate Christmas with our loved ones, eat great food, take a few days off of work, an opportunity to deer hunt, but most importantly to celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ.

I certainly hope you are having much success this deer season. Quite frankly, I have not been able to get out in the woods as much as I would have hoped so far this deer season. From the guys I have talked with in south Alabama this season, there have been some deer taken even though there might not be that many great bucks harvested as in years past.

The temperatures have fluctuated wildly over the last couple of weeks and been rather warm to see any deer movement. I went hunting the other morning in a swamp off of the Conecuh River in Pike County and did not see a thing. Partly because of the warmer temperatures and the misting rain, but I went anyway. I did see a ton of wood ducks and heard a few wild hogs squealing a few hundred yards away from me. Even though I did not get anything, it was still good to get in the woods.

If your season has not gone as planned, take heart! We are about to enter into, arguably the best month of deer season, January. I have always taken my best bucks in the month of January. Usually, January will have colder temps, which makes for better hunting. So enjoy the holidays and hang in there if you haven't taken any deer yet. If you have any photos please email them to yellowhammeroutdoors@yahoo.com and we will post them on our website at www.yellowhammeroutdoors.com so everyone can see your trophy.

Until next time, God bless.

Wes Allen