Been looking at the long range forcast and finally some cold weather in sight! We are thinking about starting toward mid-week next week which is a little early for us but 3 other years that we tapped around the 6-7-8 of Feb were some of the best we ever had. I have had 1 bucket tapped for about 1 1/2 weeks now and it has only ran about 4 gal in that time. And as many of you know a bucket will usually do better than tubing so I don't think we have missed much. It just has not been freezing at night down here. As for a season prediction ask me around April 1 and i'll let you know.