Ya I cant wait to get on the ice either and fire up the auger.I get my license in about 10 days so I can go more w/o needing a ride.THis hunting season has been goin alrite, havent shot one yet, but have seen more sign and deer this year then last. Ive got about 3-4 nice size bucks passing my stand every morning/night, yesterday was last day of shotgun season, was in the woods for 11hrs, got in at dark around 6am, if I only stayed in my stand for couple more hrs instead of going to the swamps, bout 50 yds from my stand guy shot a nice buck, I was pretty p/o,, cuz were usually the only hunters in there and I havent taken a deer yet, well muzzleloader starts tomarrow and goes till the 31st of dec., so Ill be out almost everyday.