Well the 2002 firearm deer season is officially under way in Michigan. Drove into work this morning and the backroads were abuzz with early morning traffic. Thought I was back in the city during rush hour for a moment. The restaurants are booming as well as the bars. The buck poles will start filling up for this years "Big Buck" contest. [img]/forums/images/icons/ooo.gif[/img] In this part of the country, "opening day" is revered as much as a national holiday, with some companies closing for the day(probably because if they stayed open there probably wouldn't be anyone there to do the work) It's almost like a holiday flavor in the air. I've heard the song "Da turty point buck" by Da Upers [img]/forums/images/icons/crazy.gif[/img] almost endlessly on the radio, similar to the holiday song one hears over and over at Christmas.

What's it like in your neck of the woods during "opening day"?