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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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Two birthdays today, good guys to boot! Wildcats160 and First-light are hopefully going to enjoy a fine Sunday Birthday with family & friends!

That is just a total shame. Sooo many things he was doing wrong. 1) Safety off, 2) Handing a gun by the barrel, 3) Not keeping it pointed in a safe direction, and 4) Putting it away in a case while it was still loaded.

I hope these young people will enjoy living without electric and automobiles when they grow up. Once regulated to the max, they will not be within the reach of middle class Americans.

did lot's of fun stupid things.......we had many uses for black powder, none of it involved using guns.

Rodney Dangerfield....One of the all time greatest stand up comedians.

Happy Burt-day guys!

I'll still mention it to a few people down here, see if they are interested. X-Calibur Lighting Systems http://facebook.com/XCaliburLightingSystems

I PM'd you my addy for scientific taste test analysis

What time is dinner?

Next time you make venison burgers, try this…..mix the ground venison with about 25% ground chuck. Add 1 or 2 eggs (depending on the amount) Italian seasoned bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, garlic salt, crushed garlic, orageno and black pepper. Mix well and roll into balls a little bigger than golf balls. fry them in olive oil until the outside is brown. Remove them from the pan and place them on a dish covered with about 4 layers of paper towel so the oil drains off. then simmer them in pasta sauce for about 20-30 min. Place the balls on an Italian style sub roll, sprinkle some mozzarella cheese over the top and place in the toaster oven or oven until the cheese melts. Best damn burger you ever had!!! Sorry to be a D but I couldn't resist...

That was the key, fishing deeper. Good luck!

Pretty sweet! Always cool when you can put your own personal touch to a skull mount like that. Sets it apart from everyone elses skulls and it helps tell a bigger story beyond the hunt.

Blue Light. Priced right for bulk consumption. Good ( enough ) taste. Sells fast, so it's always fresh in the store.

The 25-06 is an awesome round. But the 257 WM is even flatter and faster. Ammo cost and availability aside, the Weatherby wins.

Call 'em what you'd like. Works for me..............

Sounds like meatloaf burgers

Thanks guys. I have the "I wanna buy a gun just because" itch and was looking at calibers I don't have. Saw the Weatherby accuguard and got curious but it sounds like way more distance than I'll need in NY. Hell I still think my 270 is more distance than I'll need in NY. Geechee born and Geechee bred

My best beer is my next beer. Unless it's in a green bottle

I spent most of my time doing home work, studying, and memorizing verses from the Bible. I seldom got out unless it was to deliver fresh picked flowers to the little old ladies at the nursing home. On my way home I would stop and play with all the little kids at the orphanage. That was only after I returned all the empties I picked up along the street and dropped the change into a homeless mans collection cup. You guys must have lived on the wild side of town with the kids I wasn't allowed to play with,lol

It is hard to forget that just 20 years ago, a home grown, militia-spawned pair of local terrorists named Tim McVeigh and Terry Nichols were responsible for 168 deaths of innocent U.S. citizens going about their day's work at the office along with 19 children at a day care center. Their victims were average ordinary everyday American citizens. They had a beef with the U.S. government also and felt that their rights were being violated. Yes I do consider home grown militias to be of the same mindset and the same resulting death and mayhem. Different motives, but still both with a beef against the U.S. government and both willing to accept death of innocents to avenge their perceived wronging's. Yes they both engage in terror and I don't see a lot of difference between the two in terms of their intent. They are both a blight on this earth and the world would be a better place without either groups.

My daughter Samantha is in.

In all honestly, I love to hunt, but I don't enjoy the actual act of taking another thing's life. I shoot things mainly because I eat meat, & I accept that eating meat means I'm responsible for death. I'm pleased about making a good shot & I love following a heavy blood trail, but I don't lose sight of the fact that all of the excitement & bounty, comes at the ultimate price for another living being. It's respect. There's lots of opportunities I let pass, because I honestly felt like I didn't want to disturb the animals, or rob them of something they were enjoying. Call me a PETA member, but I swear, I think they do enjoy stuff. Play, favorite foods, maybe even a beautiful sunset (ok, maybe that's reaching). That may be just trying to place human emotion on a creature incapable of it, but I don't care. I know that when I pull the trigger, I want to have a good enough reason for doing it, to rob that animal of it's next sunrise.