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Finally finished my first euro mount, of my 2015 rifle buck. I'm very happy with the results. The board used, came from the old homestead on the farm property. Where he was shot. It was built in 1814. The dried grass was given to me from my friends wife, who lives on the farm and cut it from the property. And the two 7mm-08 casings came from my gun. The one on the deers right is the one that fired the bullet that killed him. I wanted to use things for the mount, that connected to where the buck lived and died. I think I've done that. And showed him the respect he deserves.

Near where I hunt is an old cemetery , I stopped by after shed hunting last week. The date on this headstone reads 5/18/28 that's 1,828 btw and there are folks buried there that were born in the late 1,700s ! This person happened to live one day. Just made me stop and think I've hunted there almost 30 years and there are people buried there who were born just a few years after the birth of our nation !

Just wanted to show one of the prizes that we will be offering. The lamp was made by our very own wooly and he has graciously donated it for the contest. Can't thank you enough wooly for supporting this contest and our youth hunters!!

Thanks for letting me be part of it Lou. I look forward to this contest every year.., as I'm sure the new hunters do as well!

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Call for desperate measures!! Bored out of my gourd due to this weather do I decided to go to my buddies in Arcade late this morning and do some fishing and visiting. I thought I'd stream fish but figured just for giggles I'd hit the big pond, it has all kinds of pan fish in it. Ice was on the edges in some spots but I had enough open water to toss some jigs tipped with red worms. A few fish were caught before I numbed up from the cold.

As a long time handloader I have ended up with a collection of an even dozen handloading manuals from most of the major component manufacturers. When researching a new load the first thing I will find is the huge discrepancies in the data from book to book. The reasons for this are many, slight variations in cases, chambers and barrel dimensions and barrel length. Powder lots of the exact same powder can differ slightly just as bullet weights from different makers will give different results and in recent year liability. Loads from the same manufacturers have been toned down in recent years from what they once were. While it all adds up to a good starting point for loading a cartridge it can be far from being the last word on actual performance. The 25-06 and the 257 Weatherby are both great hunting cartridges, I in fact owned a custom 25-06 I built up myself and loved it. But in all honesty between the two the 257 Weatherby has the edge in performance and it is fairly substantial. There is a sizable difference in case capacity and with suitable powders a 250 to near 300 fps difference can be obtained by a handloader who knows what they are doing. While the cost of factory ammo is in favor of the 25-06 handloading cuts that dramatically. Al

Have a similar 1700's-1800's cemetery on my block on a dead end seasonal road that's been cut off to the public. Plenty of history, myths, and mystery, behind it that has turned it into a bit of a "tourist attraction" to paranormal groups and young disrespectful punks. I spend a lot of time in the immediate area hunting, hiking, looking for antlers, and photography stuff due to its convenient location and pretty setting. It's sad to see a sacred resting place like this turn into a hang out spot for the next "stars of you tube" but that's exactly what it has become. That's just part of the reason I wont post my pics from here on the internet any longer as it sees enough traffic from non-local gangstas and ghost hunters. In all my years hanging out in the woods surrounding this place, I've yet to see or hear a "Hellhound" with glowing red eyes (lol), but I'm hoping to get one on trailcam soon. http://www.haunted-places-to-go.com/goodleburg-cemetery.html

Ribs! Oven then grill

Thank you all for the nice comments. I put a lot of thought into this do it yourself project. More so than just dropping off and picking up a mount from my taxidermist. It was a little messy in the beginning, but for the first attempt, not too bad. Looking forward to doing more in the future!

There are two 1800s vintage cemeteries on the property where I grew up. One is along the road and is relatively well kept, meaning that someone mows it a couple of times per year. There is a Civil War casualty there, and I got permission from the town supervisor to place markers there for my Mom and Dad there. The other one is more obscure, right in the woods and not kept up at all..One stone that is still legible is that of a 19 year old married woman who died in 1832, probably in childbirth. It's one of my favorite places.

I had shot a doe around 9 am and stayed in the tree hoping to fill my buck tag. This buck came along and saw the doe and decided to come to see if she was sleeping or what. When he stuck his nose out to sniff her hind end, he gave me a perfect heart shot at 22 yards. I sent a rage hypodermic his way and he ran flat out for 60 yards and fell over.

I'm a bit upset I missed updating on Ommegang concerts for the summer. I missed out on a good show that camping already sold out in one day. And no way going to a concert at a brewery and not camping there!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Another good choice from BP. Homemade Stromboli too.

When it's one of those "just gotta have it" guns. Just go get it! Cause nothing else will do. The only one who needs to be pleased is you!

Beer brats on the grill. A little surprised that soaking them in Stella Artois gave them good flavor not being a really hearty beer. Side of chips.

Find a youth to take out and maybe THEY'LL win it, and sell it to you,lol

I have a war of 1812 cemetery nearby, it's filled with oliver Hazzard perry's men. This is as far as they got the bodies before they started to putrify, so a cemetery was made. Make me think how many family's were waiting for their loved ones remains to come home one last time and never did..

Some rough times back in those years for sure. The old cemetery at the north end of Canadice Lake has some stories to tell also. I've spent some time reading the headstones there and my son got quite an education in life/death too one year while spring turkey hunting. The birds weren't talking but the headstones were..................................

A long time ago in the early 60's my friend and his younger brother and sister we were about 12 or 13 at the time Anyway, we were late coming home from the center of Provincetown up in cape cod and took a shortcut through the cemetery . We were running through it when I fell into a grave that was there up to my hips ,the gravestone fell on top of me and I started screaming and my buddy came back with his and my parents who just stood there laughing while tears of terror streamed down my face finally ,my Dad pulled me out and needless to say I gave a wide berth to that cemetery for the rest of my life .The dirt was soft from a recent rain and was the probable cause of my falling in so deep.... It's something I won't ever forget .....

Used to do a bunch of geo caching. Took us to a lot of old cemeteries. Sad to see so many birth to deaths due to polio and other untreatable diseases at the time.Whole families wiped out. We've come across Pioneer cemeteries unkept and in the middle of the woods. Actually charted an American chestnut tree we notified the society about. There's a war of 1812 cemetery very near by that's quite interesting. While in Boston a few weeks ago there is a headstone the redcoats used as target practice. Crazy old cemeteries there.

Gone are the days when placing your quarter between the screen and control deck meant you laid claim to "next". X-Calibur Lighting Systems http://facebook.com/XCaliburLightingSystems

For some reason, I'm suddenly hungry for meatballs.. I think I'll make up a bunch tomorrow.. I have some of last summer's garlic crop to use up..

Sounds like meatloaf.

A wonderful stout nonindegionus to NYS

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Can't even see the ham and Swiss hiding in there!

You can contact most custom makers and request something also. Many will try to tune a call per your request. A call with less or more rasp, higher or deeper pitch, fast or slow roll over, or any combo between.

Caught these yesterday Sorry that they're sideways but I don't know how to rotate them

They are Brookies

Nicely done!

A friend and fellow dove hunter will be back in town in couple week, he should be good for a donation. I'm not good at asking for help on anything, especially financially related subjects but I'll mention it to a few other friends and see if I can get some more support.

Great idea, and real fine results. It looks great. That personal touch certainly makes the mount more meaningful... I'm all thumbs when using Tapatalk

That is pretty cool. We have one like that in Northport. It's on land that was donated to the town. You wouldn't know the cemetery is in there. Its off one of the trails and the town put a plaque on a large rock. It lists all the early settlers names youngest to oldest. Most headstones fell over or were vandalized. It's a neat place with a giant oak tree right in the middle.

Pretty cool plot, too bad it's over 5hrs drive for us in NYC. Good luck with the sale! X-Calibur Lighting Systems http://facebook.com/XCaliburLightingSystems

I spewed a comment. I thought this would fade out. The original post wan't even about NY. I guess anything to argue will work. The OP wasn't about NY.

Now that you mention it…….It really does !!!! LOL!

Great work Grampy! That came out great!

Over the years I've had a few different slate calls. My first was a Quaker Boy DD Adams Double Slate. It might have been a good call but between my and my different strikers I couldn't make it sing. My second one was also a Quaker Boy but the model didn't leave much of an impression on me.........My current one is from a now defunct company, Kits. They were from Niagara Falls, NY. A couple good guys ran it but not any longer. I don't believe it was too expensive?? What you need to do is try a bunch of them out and see which one works for you. A cheap one can work great, luck to you!

So tonight I made venison burgers via the huntingny.com recipes graciously supplied by all the fine chefs here. I started with the finest ground venison this side Interstate 90. Mixed a couple fork fulls of minced garlic, one raw egg, a BIG shake of Italian breadcrumbs, a couple dashes of Worcestershire sauce and then a couple shakes of Wegmans Parmigiano Reggiano shredded cheese. Mixed it all up, adding extra breadcrumbs to stiffen. Formed into patties and tossed in freezer for ten minutes. (not sure if that did anything) Got the grill up to about 425 degrees but before I tossed the burgers on, I brushed a little olive oil on each side. They came finished up outstanding! Thanks guys, we'll be doing them again for sure.

Splurging tonight. LOL

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Of all the Weatherby cartridges, the .257 Weatherby Magnum was Roy Weatherby's favorite. It was the best round he ever devised for deer sized game at very long range. It also produced acceptable recoil for the results. It is one of the flattest shooting rounds you can buy and is a favorite out west. Antelope hunters often say it's the best round to use for them. It certainly has all of the disadvantages already listed in this thread, but for the specific task it was created to do, it had no equal in it's day and few equals exist to this day.

Pan fried steak with butter, side of steamed baby taters and veggies from a bag. Yes' it's bloody, the g/f will have to cut a hunk off and cook to her taste. LOL

You got what you wanted! That's awesome. And no sales tax, it doesn't get any better!

Thank you, Paula and thank you everyone for the opportunity to help with a great event. As a youngster hunting with my father gave me some great memories (Still does). Hunting with my nephew for the last few youth seasons has been some of the best experiences for me. I applaud everyone who encourages or mentors young folks especially hunting and fishing. When Paula messaged me this morning about the contest it was a no brainier for me. Here is a Osage glass surface caller with a walnut/bamboo striker. Judges will let me know who this goes to when it's time. Good luck to all the youths and their mentors.

I'd like to pitch in a little something for the prize pile this year Lou. You're one of the few guys that actually gets involved with promoting the youth hunts and doesn't just talk about it. Your motivation and generosity are appreciated especially considering you do this for total strangers kids on this site. Good luck to all the kiddos, and good for you Lou putting this contest together again!

less hunters and the style of hunting today.....most spend all day in a stand as opposed to walking around, that's my guess anyway.

Sat in a stand in between 2 thickets where I keep a shooting ~200 yard shooting lane mowed down. There's several crabapple trees alongside this lane and the bucks have a few scrapes in it also. Hoped I could catch a buck traveling the lane, checking out the bordering thickets. I saw a big bodied deer step out into the lane ~120 yards away. I grunted twice. He picked his head up to look, then started galloping towards me! He stopped by 3 scrapes on the way to me and put on the best show I've ever witnessed! He looked like a rototiller going at those scrapes! LOL Dirt, leaves, and grass flying up 5' in the air, lowering his back to rub urinate, and standing on his hind legs to aggressively work the licking branch at every scrape! The way he was galloping directly towards me, I was wondering how I was going to get him to turn broadside! Not gonna lie, the show he was putting on had me shook! LOL Right after working the scrape at 25 yards, as if right on cue, he turned broadside and posed for me! He went ~100 yards and dropped.