Congrats HT, fresh meat to go with the garden veggies you put up for the winter.  
I'm still in the process of staining my house and once done hope to replace the corner boards before the snow flies
so I can't say if I'll get much time in the woods this season. 
You're right Fichy, I've used the tick spray on my clothing since the early 80's.  My brother in law turned me on to a product called Permanone with the active ingredient permethrin.  He worked for Con Edison and they supplied their employees with cans of the spray when working afield.  It not only repels ticks, etc but also kills them if they do get on your clothing.  Great stuff.  As you said today's spray is called Sawyer's.  Walmart,****s Sporting Goods and a number of other stores sell the spray. 
Also useful on your clothing/waders when you are crunching the brush to get to your favorite fishing spot in the warmer months.   

Congrats on the Buck and hope you get better from the tic bite soon.

Not quite yet , I have one more weekend of work to get ready...........

I'll be dancing on the Erie tribs in Penna. next week,they finally got water to bring them in and spread them around.They got too much water over the weekend as two men went into a basement during a tornado warning and were drowned by flood water.Scuba divers were used to retrieve the bodies.

Good for you Jack. I hope the fish bend your rod once again, as they always seem to. Envious my friend.
Safe travels, prepare for chilly winds.
My son is getting snow now In lower adks.
Share pictures if you can and mostly the story to read.

Woodstove has house a comfortable 78deg tonight. Expecting a low of 26, then dropping through week-end. I'll take it personally, freeze this mud and water up, I'm ready to play

Cut tonight before the cold did.
Only outdoors left are Brussels and garlic

Didn't get no snow this morning but there sure was a bunch of frost.  Yinz know what that say about "when there's frost on the pumpkin, it's time for........ gettin rev'd for ice fishin.    With that in mind, here is BTDT's winter forecast of 2017-18.    Well OK, so it ain't my forecast, I just changed the name to protect the toopid.
 
 
 
                                                                     PRECIPITATION might be's
 
 
 
  
 
 
 

                                                                             TEMPERATURE maybe be's
 
 

2017-18 Winter Outlook map for temperature (NOAA)
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                                                                WHAT THE HELL will it be's
 
 
 
 
Forecasters at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center released the U.S. Winter Outlook today, with La Nina potentially emerging for the second year in a row as the biggest wildcard in how this year’s winter will shape up. La Nina has a 55- to 65-percent chance of developing before winter sets in.
 
Temperature

Warmer-than-normal conditions are most likely across the southern two-thirds of the continental U.S., along the East Coast, across Hawaii and in western and northern Alaska.Below-average temperatures are favored along the Northern Tier of the country from Minnesota to the Pacific Northwest and in southeastern Alaska.

The rest of the country falls into the equal chance category, which means they have an equal chance for above-, near-, or below-normal temperatures and/or precipitation because there is not a strong enough climate signal in these areas to shift the odds.Precipitation

Wetter-than-average conditions are favored across most of the northern United States, extending from the northern Rockies, to the eastern Great Lakes, the Ohio Valley, in Hawaii and in western and northern Alaska.Drier-than-normal conditions are most likely across the entire southern U.S.

There was 1/2 inch of ice on all the buckets this am.......

23 degrees at 6am

Great sunrise

Well we got an inch plus of snow, but the wind was brutal. Oneida was starting to skim over this pm when I went across the bridge. Time to get the plows on the trucks boys. Started looking on my ice fishing stuff ready . Rebuilt a buddy heater I got for $5 with 12$ of parts and got a working eater out f it.
HT if you read this I have the chance of getting a Tanaka powered  6inch Nil's auger auger for $200 , if everything checks out does that sound like a good price????? I am getting sick of turning holes, although my 5'' nil's auger turns pretty easy.  

For the bent shaft, just start it and watch it run correct??  Even if I need a new cutting head I still think  I still would be in good shape.  My 4.5 nils is still in decent shape cutting wise and I could use that too

Well I have all three, but not the best of the best. I do agree that it makes the day better.
I have a two man pop up and a two man flip. The flip had some larger holes repaired, but t holds some heat and keeps the wind off
I bought the 4.5 nils and it works great, but drilling the holes is usually still the crappiest part of the day (other than a drag through deep snow)
I have an entry level Marcum flasher and I do admit it's nice to know what's down there.
I finally have a decent trailer so I can bring my wheeler if I want too.
I am going to get it if it seems to work as it should.  It only weighs 21# can  be used with my other nils and  comes with handle to use as manual. Says it's 2 seasons old and comes with 7yr warranty.
 
Thanks for the insight Rich
Now on to GET SOME PLOWS THE TRUCKS TOMORROW

Probably gonna be a hot late morning in to afternoon bite

It was 26  here when I woke up , but I slept in till 0720.  Motor was bad on my plow, but lucky I had a spare. Going to get a new one and keep the spare a spare.  Getting the chicken coop ready today, cut down my sunflowers.  could not get the last row of taters because the ground is frozen. I need to get next years wood down next weekend at the latest

Still no time to hunt or fish for me. I continue to struggle to get ready for winter. The good news is I only have to clean and tidy the garage. Put the  chains  on the tractor, and move some vehicles around to their winter resting places.  Ah yes I still have to take down next years wood, and I have on tree left to cut and stack. I have next week off, but it seems to be packed full of appointments already. We are supposed to get a bad storm next week too............................