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Some nice 8 pts but loved this picture of the triplets!

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My friend Eric lives to fish. Booked a couple days on Oneida Lake for us and had a great time.

We put another (third) box blind on the new property in the area we call “The Hole” its the farthest tip of the property. It’s a giant bowl. Simply beautiful area. I have 3 more to put up…just trying to strategize where to put them. Probably won’t put the others in until next year. We will see.

The Weatherby Sporter 6.5X300 mag, will be here tomorrow. Should have her rocking and rolling by the end of the week. Al

Got the crossbow dialed in , the .243 dialed in, the muzzleloader dialed in. Spent a day or two trimming branches away from my stands … Set up my ground blind … now I got a month to wait

RNC Vs DNC RNC: The nominee received no votes from Democrats DNC: Ditto RNC: Opened with a prayer to God DNC: Opened with a traditional human sacrifice to Moloch RNC: Free ammo for your guns DNC: Free vasectomies to make sure you can only shoot blanks RNC: Hulk Hogan DNC: Drag queens RNC: Women with lots of estrogen, men with lots of testosterone DNC: Men with lots of estrogen, women with lots of testosterone RNC: People cosplaying as Ronald Reagan DNC: People cosplaying as abortion pills RNC: All about Trump DNC: Also all about Trump Who would have guessed that the two parties would have so much in common? It's almost like looking at two sides of the same coin!

Season is coming up in a few days, the population around here seems to be pretty good. After getting some mowing done this morning I will be checking zero on a couple of my 22s today so I will be ready. Al

I think its the last two pictures of a clover plot planted in the beginning of August. Clover, Chicory, Radish and oats. Some real nice deer this year.

Things are starting to pick up in a couple areas.

9/2 Card Pull:

Forgot to set the time & date on the camera. Camera was out for about 10 days before switching out the card. Hopefully the date & Time will be correct on the next batch.

Just get the form for being disabled and have your doctor sign it. I hear an ingrown toenail is sufficient to get the slip to use the crossbow all during the archery season.

Won't be much longer before they are gone. They have been on their annual feeding frenzy for the last two weeks. Probably another two weeks and they will gone for another year.

Democrats and anyone that votes for them! Al

Ran into these 2 walking the dog tonight.

Never see these two alone ,

Crows Wing . The cam caught the tip of the wing as it glided by

Add this pic to the deer with the hide falling off last season. Have some weird stuff going there. Start a scrap book.

I'd booked a third day with a different captain. Had planned on taking out one of my sons but they both ghosted me haha. So I called up my friend @Swamp_bucks and we got his son out on the lake for the first time. The fish didn't cooperate but he had a good time. Mission accomplished.

NC here is one last post i will make to you and anyone else on this subject . Watch this video . It explains everything about permethrin . Where it came from and how it works. It addresses the non existent health risks also. Happy hunting this fall everyone !

So with all that rain I had some drainage issues. So I cut a swail in along the back of the house to let the water coming off the corn field find its way around my house. Can Turkey smell new earth!! lol They were just on it pecking away 10 minutes ago. Really nice looking hens.

I think you are panicking for nothing NC . I have been using the same Sawyers .05 unscented mix for at least 15 years. Been spraying it on any clothes I use to go in the woods for summer checking cameras and cutting up fire pit wood, hunting in the fall, and and a very light spray for winter. I have no concerns. I spray it both in and out . For summer I wear a very thin coverall with a pair of jeans shorts and a tee shirt underneath. So the coverall is rubbing on my skin. Never a tick bite , No rashes of any kind , or any other issue . I actually put a heavy spray on that coverall and let it totally dry for a day. I know tons of people doing the same for hiking , checking cams , and camping . Never heard of any issues from anybody . The campers I know not only spray their clothes , they spray the inside of their sleeping bags . No concerns or ill effects from anyone. And its been years they have been doing this. A couple guys I know actually wipe a very light diluted mix on their dogs . No issues there either. But dont spray anywhere near a cat where they can get it on them while its wet. They could get sick from it. Its fine after its dry. I actually have sprayed our cats bed and dried it . Found dead ticks in there from them dragging them in when they go outside. Never affected any of the cats at all . Once the spray is dry , everything is good to go . One last thing . I spoke to the company a while back. One of their biggest clients is the military. Permethrin works on all kinds of critters. Sand fleas in the middle east , and all kinds of swamp bugs in the jungles. Do you think for one second they would let our soldiers use that stuff if they knew it was harmful to them ?

I am not there yet, have changed some scopes and have to resight some rifles and test handloads, should be ready by opening day. Al

He is a beauty for sure. Just shows what we have for genetics in areas of the state if people would just let them get some age. As far as behind fence I have a pile that are bigger and score more but finding a clean 8pt gets tough. Always seems to have an extra point showing up here and there. I have a few good 8’s showing up on the Cam’s so far and even one of them as you can see has split brow’s on one side. Let them go… Let them grow!!!

Posting again rotate left! lol

One thing you are going to have to do is practice shooting sitting in a chair and kneeling it's not the same as standing.

This is a video from a late October 2020 hunt. I hunted this spot pretty regularly that year and you can see the deer in the background didn't even flinch at the shot. They bolt at the shot when I hunt at night after deer season opens. SJC

Most probably coyotes finished it off Here is a pic to give you some idea what bird

Another month and they will be fighting each other!

I have to say I was doubly pleased after firebombing my hornets nest, digging it up....and torching it more....(yep, kinda vengeful!), that raccoons or some such finished the job a night or two later, further diggin them up and finishing the job. They must like them roasted!

I see this is an old thread, but an important one for sure. How did this end up work out?

As a general rule, I never buy premixed stuff. You never know how long it’s been sitting on a shelf in some warehouse. Get the concentrate and mix your own.