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I have never had an accuracy concern with my Ithaca Deerslayer, but that 12 Ga. was never something I would call a pleasure to shoot. By contrast, I spent an hour up on my range "playing" with my .270, just loving every shot and seeing what kinds of tight groups I could get. It was truly recreation, and a familiarization process that I wish more deer hunters could (and would) experience with their deer guns. Compare that with the typical annual 5-shot verification group that I would painfully go through with that old 12 ga. Why 5 shots? ... because beyond that I would begin to bruise. Hopefully at the end of the 5-shot group I would be satisfied with the group, because anything after that involved increasing flinching and I would be in for an ugly re-sighting process that was absolute misery. That 12 ga. has not been out of the closet since they legalized rifles in Ontario County, and I haven't missed it for a moment.

Enjoy your BRR day Turkeyfeathers

2014... He showed back up post season already shed and suffering from what appeared to be a bullet hole at the top of his shoulders. When I hung my cams in early July I was left wondering if he had made the winter given his poor condition prior to the onset of the cold/deep snow that Feb. and March brought. Well, In late July he answered this question and showed up with a very visible scar on his back... He dropped by on x-mas eve to let me know that he was still out there... This deer will never be a high scorer but is one of those cool character bucks. I look forward to seeing him next season as a 4 yr old. Given the mild start to winter and the fact that he is in much better physical condition than he was last year at this time...I think he might add some inches this coming year.

Yeah no doubt. Bet they will even try to defuse this research. This has been a givin in this area. Take them out and you will have your game back and no the coyote will not just repopulate itself over night. It takes years before you have any numbers back again. I think the problem is that some think 2-3-5 yotes are a problem and i dont think thats the case. When you have them talking to each other on 3 different corners of your property you have a problem started.

At the end of the night at a goodbye should have just made sure to point out that your gun had not killed anything or anyone Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk

Well duh

All I can say, is that after more than 40 years hunting a property. The more coyotes we have, the less deer we have. This is not a guess or estimate. This is boots on the ground, see with my own eyes. As the coyote population has exploded over the years, the deer population has decreased exponentially. There is no doubt that one population has effected the other. Only a fool would say otherwise.

Saw few turkey this year and the "lonely hen" and her single poult...So this makes me very happy...and I do not believe I've seen them up on the hill this late in the season ever...By now they have settled down in the valley and return in late March.

An icon from the Harlem Globetrotters has passed away. He was 83 yo. A very funny and entertaining guy. And very generous with his time regarding community service work.Lots of memories from when I was a kid.

Well got a new LEM sausage stuffer from santa and tested it out today, worked out great. Made 25 lbs of fresh sausage and 20lbs of snack sticks. Both were a 50/50 mix of venison and pork. Used hog casing for the sausage and 21mm collagen casing for the snack sticks. The snack sticks are currently in the smoker for 12 hrs and the sausage we cooked up some tonight to try and they were delicious..

I did this once on our piece in wheeler, ny about 6 years ago... throughout one spring and summer.. The camera picked up "51" fawns killed and brought into that den. anyone who thinks different can try it themselves. And that was a year coyotes didn't seem near as populated as they do like this year and last. I saw 17 coyotes my first 3 sits this archery season, and ended up killing 4 of them with my bow.. i have never seen coyotes like this before in the 20 years we have had our property... The deer numbers do seem down some, especially compared to 10 years ago, but they are not "horrible" here.... yet..

Honest to Penelope, not too many police SWAT teams using open sighted 20ga smooth bores for THEIR task. I don't take my responsibility lightly, I choose the most accurate option available and I dare say I knew my shotgun/slug as good as ANYBODY. I shot plenty of slugs each year, testing different loads when they came out with new/better options. Rifled barrels, telescopic sights etc. are not going to be out shot by smooth bores and open sights at the extended ranges that the best slugs today are capable of. Ain't happening............ Fire Suit Donned!

Should have offered her a smoke and a beer to take the edge off.. Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk

Fade in. The family is sitting around the dinner table after the Christmas feast, discussing current events, and having some laughs. The youngest person in the room is 20 yo, and it's a pretty intelligent group of doctors, dentists, nurses, college students, etc. The subject of gun control comes up and my SIL makes a comment: "Only a crazy person would think they need to carry a gun everywhere they go." Without really thinking, I made the mistake of saying: "I'm not crazy, but I'm carrying a gun right now." Oops. SIL kind of flipped out, like I was somehow an immediate threat. She's a school teacher, btw. She asked to see it, and I told her no. (I wasn't going to make it worse.) She asked me why I was carrying and I told her it's like putting on socks in the morning, I don't give it much thought any more. ... Things mostly returned to normal for the evening, except for the icy stare-daggers from the SIL. My brother called me last night to say they had made it back to New Hampshire okay after their holiday excursion. He chuckled when he let me know that his wife is still seriously pi***d at me. He's a family psychologist, so he'll work it out.

Hi. Two cams available this week.

The snack sticks are all smoked and cut up, boy are they good.

The physical stuff isn't very appealing either..I was just commenting to friends the other day that my "boobs" keep getting bigger and my "nether region" keeps shrinking. That means if I live long enough, I'll eventually become a woman......An old, ugly woman...How depressing! However, the good news is that it's highly unlikely that I'll live that long...<<grin>>...

I suppose I should have kept my mouth shut. She's an annoyingly loud liberal who married into a pretty conservative family. Sometimes I just get tired of tap-dancing around her PC school-teacher sensitivities.

Someone's got a dry sense of humor

I'm with Doc on this. I just don't miss being lumped up by my Model 37 every year.

You have a huge problem started my friend. The only reason you have deer is because you are in an area that has large numbers. That will change around that piece of ground soon enough. If they dont kill they will run them out of your area. I would be jumping on that problem this winter. Run the dogs every weekend and you will pile them up. Also make a few $ as i hear they are bringing decent $

In other news... If you hold your breath for to long You die

as we get old these things do occur. At 74 I sure misplace things such as the wife, bills, kids, and grandkids. But not the key things like car, guns and my trusty compound bows or stick bows. Can think back to were I shot that first deer and who I was with. It seems just like yesterday. But were did I put those keys for the master lock on the tree stand...???? it is a great day if you still see and say green side up. You look out and can still see the grass is green. My wife got me a cheap cell phone to take in the woods with me to call 911 if I fell or had to call the son in law to drag out a buck. Now that when it hit me that old fart shaving was me. so have a great day and green side up....

Long day - Time to relax

I'll search "coyote+Gods+docile creature" and see what comes up....................

To each their own. But my rifle is far more accurate than my old Deerslayer 2 with a slug barrel and scope. And my 7mm\08 did just fine at 30 yards in VERY thick cover on my buck this year. I'm sticking with my rifle, but like I said,to each their own.

There are a few guys on here who do say otherwise. I just don't understand why they do.

Stick with .270 Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk

If you don't belong to the NRA... you are also part of the problem. Yeah I know there are other good organizations... which wouldn't exist if not for the NRA. $30 a year... $2.50 a month... less than a penny a day... can't be why you don't belong!

I carry 100% of the time. Whomever doesn't like it that their problem not mine.

The guys covered pretty good, I'll just add. I own the Tomcat .32 along with the lcp and 9mm Shield. So I know where you're coming from I think. The Lcp benefits greatly from a Hogue Handall grip, I also upgraded to Wolff springs. .380 is not to much of a leap from the .32 Silver tips but I'm ok with it. Easy all day pocket carry. You'll want to get this grip as the barebones LCP does not have the hand filling grip of the Tomcat. If you just want to replace the Tomcat and are not looking for a large increase in stopping power , I think you'll enjoy the LCP just get those grips and use the mags with the finger extension . Now the Shield carries very very well on my belt in a pancake holster , it disappears under the smallest of cover garment . I sit in my recliner all night with it on and don't notice it. It's become my ECD carry. If I'm litlely dressed or tucked in shirt then I rock the LCP in a pocket holster . Myself I can't pocket carry the Shield .Nano, Kahr, perhaps the single stack Glock idk for sure but I'd hit a well stocked gun shop and try them out . Good luck , let us know what you decide . Here's an interesting .380 round , http://www.lehighdefense.com/collections/ammo/products/380-auto-90gr-xtreme-penetrator-ammunition?variant=1066236304

I wore the wrong damned boots today for the slush. Wet feet and chilled to the bone..............thank goodness for the bourbon spiked eggnog at the office. I'll probably wear the same boots tomorrow.

Happy birthday 9H turkey feathers

Man-o-man, I need you to come over to our place to give me some food plot guidance...I'll bring the wine. Mr B can come too.

S&W Shield choices are 9mm or .40, the Bodyguard is .380

Email them, thats how Ive always contacted them and gotten a response within a matter of hours. Any issue Ive had, they send me brand new cams.

Happy Birthday TurkeyFeathers !

I always thought that once these guys were in proper combat gear, they might break a bone or two, but nothing too life-threatening other than an occasional aberration or two. This movie opened up a whole other aspect to the effects of the constant head-pounding that these guys take. Personally, you couldn't pay me enough to take that kind of abuse and potential permanent cranial damage. The movie based on true events showed the extent that the NFL would go to cover up the dangers from the players and the public. However, when it ended, all the findings became public, but there was no indication that anything really changed other than the players understanding that they are playing mental Russian Roulette. But at least they have the knowledge of what is at stake and can make their own minds up about whether they want to take the risks or not. I have no problems with competitive violence and trauma when the facts are all laid out in front of the players. The movie itself was kind of different. It was done in a way that kept you a bit on edge, and contained all the appropriate drama for entertainment. But the introduction of history, facts and figures, kept the integrity of the documentary aspects of it too. Well done, and Will Smith was perfectly cast and brilliant in his performance.

It's entirely up to her to get over her hoplophobia. I taught her husband (my kid brother) how to shoot 40+ years ago, and I taught her kids how to shoot and handle guns when they were teenagers. The kids had a lot of fun plinking that day, and they still comment on it.

Sorry to dredge this topic back up but I had to update it. I'm driving to work 4 days after the regular season ended. My phone rings and my wife says, you won't believe what I just found. I said, I know you found my keys but the key question is WHERE did you find them. They were in my son's sock drawer. I must've set them down on the dryer in the laundry room and they got scooped up in my son's clean clothes and were in the bottom of his sock drawer. If I ever misplace 4 of the keys, it will be opened with a crowbar before I pay $10 again.

Hmmm only $400 to $500 and YOU have to clean the skull or pay to have it cleaned before sending it out. You can get a shoulder mount for that price. Guess if you love the carving look, you'll pay for it. They do look neat though, just not $500 neat.

Cam [emoji107]???? I'm an Eagles fan so they stink so bad I'm rooting for Andy and KC! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Things have truly gotten out of control. I never do holidays very well with all the damn food and sweets and crap everywhere I turn. And I found out that I actually get more exercise before season with all the scouting and stand building and other hunting related activities. But once the season starts, I walk to the stands, and plunk my rump down and then walk back out. Not exactly what you would call a good cardio-workout. So yes there is a resumption of workouts and diet control coming.

I can't say this technique will "attract" deer but it sure does seem to confuse their nostrils. I'm always trying new things, so I "smoked" my clothes 3x's this year and always had this jacket and pack on as a layer as well as the bibs I was wearing at the time. I think the Injuns used to do something similar. I can't think of a more common, un-alarming scent wafting through the woods once fall rolls around. I've always wanted to try it, and this year I did. The results were not bad.... not bad at all! It's not something I'd swear by just yet, but I'll definitely be experimenting with it more this winter. The post season is a great time to try new stuff like this to see how they react.

Why are you checking the political posts …...ON CHRISTMAS!!!???

If it's effective, & humane, & gets more people hunting, it should be a no-brainer.

My lab brought this up to the house today. Broken G2 and split brow tines. Pretty confident it is a fresh drop and the cuticle end hasn't calcified yet. Sent from my SM-G925V using Tapatalk

I sit in a tree and make a noise like an acorn..........sorry, I couldn't help myself.

Probably not killed by the 'yotes, wounded by a hunter or hit by a car then utilized by the Wiley Coyote. Ya just never know.........................