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Hey guys I am going in for an ultra sound today to find out the sex of my baby! I cant wait! Good god I hope its a boy lol. Is that wrong? I just really want to take em hunting and not have to worry about guys coming around the house when they turn 16 if its a girl. Then again I guess I can still take a girl hunting I just don't know how I would feel about shooting a deer in front of a little girl. Anyone take there little girls hunting? So pumped ill keep you posted with the updates!

OK... So upfront...I'm sorry ...can't resist...have to ask.... So you hang around a lot of Gay Bars?....LOL jk

Deer were out pretty early feeding. Some turkeys decided they wanted a birds eye view of me before they take their bath. Thunder shower during the turkey pics.

Good luck with the results Aaron, but don't be surprised if the Dr. slathers your hairy gut up with Vaseline and tells you you're having a bouncing baby beer belly. I know you're excited, but it's probably best to let momma have the ultra sound done,lol. Got any names picked out yet?

That's a topic for another day... "cock veins" vs. "cock vanes" Which do YOU prefer on your shaft?

View of todays hunt from 1 of 5 cameras... full video coming soon!

I've had good success without a dog simply by walking and kicking them up on my own. I also tend to hunt off of other hunter with dogs. If I see a couple of hunter with dogs at a particular field I would hunt an adjacent field with the belief that the dogs would push some of the birds into this adjacent field.

I haven't seen mossy oak or real tree worn too much as a fashion statement. I do see tiger stripe and army though. I have a legendary whitetail bathing suit. It's awesome. Almost all my hats are camo and I wear them all the time. I have a few nice fleece jackets that have been retired from hunting that I wear occasionally. Or I might stop and run some errands on my way back from scouting/prep in camo jeans and shirt. I have a fair share of deer related shirts that aren't camo that I wear. I feel people judge too much. Catch me on a weekday in khakis in a nice polo driving my nice car and you might think I couldn't fix a clogged drain or have ever spent a minute in the woods. Catch me on the weekend unshaven in ripped work jeans and a dirty shirt in my beat up pickup and you probably assume I'm white trash and chances are I earn more than you. At the end of the day, don't ever judge others based off appearance. Edit. Forgot about my camo iPhone otterbox. It's a great way to connect with other hunters. They spot it and the convo goes from there.

lololool im thinking if its a boy Jack Blaine or if its a girl Mia lol If I had the baby it would probably come out short stout and looking just like a pbr!

I can't see were this thread is going………..

Not what I was expecting when I opened this thread.

On a whim I decided to get a duck stamp this year, never done it before. A fellow stopped and got permission from my father to hunt on his place and they were good enough to let me join them. I haven't had that much fun in years! My wife told me to go and try it to get it out of my system. Fooled her though because now I need some decoys, a layout blind, new shotgun and a dog. I don't even like dogs...

Can't you just turn your nock until your cock vane is where you want it or are yours glued?

lol I prefer walking around gander mountain covered in mud and goose blood!

Well the paper plate pugilists are out in full effect. You know the type im talking about. If you are one of these Im speaking about then I mean no offense. Actually id be lying...i hope i offend you into shame. At the local open archery range at long branch park. Most of the year im the only one at the place. Coming 30 days before the season and good luck getting a lane. These are the guys that dont pick up the bow all year...then go out right before the season, fix the plate to a bale and then proceed to take pop shots with there 20 yr old bows/brand new box store RTS bows they got yesterday. Was there on monday. First guy..about 18-20. Had his friend that came with him to watch. Overhear him saying this is the first time he has been out this year. Puts on the paper plate. Goes back to 20 yards. Fires 2 sets of 5 arrows each. Out of 10 arrows hits the paper plate 3 times. Says yup its on and then leaves. Second kid and I mean kid. We get talking. He is 15 years old just got his bow course done. Shooting a brand new bow only 3 days old. Ask him what bow he had before this. He advises its his first bow. I then give him the look and say, "your not planning to hunt with it this year are you?" He didnt like that very much. So lets recap. one guy who is barely hitting a 8 -10 inch paper plate at 20 yards and a kid shooting a bow for the first time. less than 1 week from season. Cmon guys, bow hunting is hard for season vets who fling hundreds if not thousands of arrows down range a year. We owe it to the animals we tend to take with these weapons to be on top of our game. To take an animal is mercifully and quickly as possible. I just have to hope they lack as much vigilence in the scouting dept as they do in the practice department and that a deer never gives them an opportunity.

crazy eh?

Had my buck from last year dipped in Predator Fall Gray. Came out nice. Back buck is my FIL's first in 40 years. Not a huge fan of the basic euro, but think the dips add a bit of character to it. I was wearing that camo when I shot it anyway. Ignore the attack dog in the background.

Merino wool is the tops in my mind, but I haven't sprung for it yet. I have had good luck with X-Scent branded base layers at cost effective price points.Wick moisture to the mid layer, which is usually a wool or fleece layer. Hard to find, but they are an Onyx/Artic Shield brand.

1st day is orange army alot of places, but 2nd 3 rd 4th can be very productive. i hunt without a dog and can usually scare one or two up. for a week after the release

That is what many hunters believe, but its more like many of the birds initially released are disorientated and easier to find. Its not totally false though, because besides a heavy initial harvest two other things happen- heavy predation and some of the birds will move several miles a way. But no, its not a waste of time or anything like that, and with less pheasant hunters out there and a more difficult quarry its better IMO. Without a dog it is usually even more difficult, but some dog less hunters can have exceptional days when things quiet down and the birds, at least the roosters, cackle and can be tracked by sound.

Dr pepper is good too

Caught me off guard Culver, also at the time I was chasing a garter snake and was set on catching it, then once in the trailer other then kitchen utensils and pots and pans we were out of luck. I was also like 10 or 12 years old give or take, unfortunately growing up in the city and not having family or friend hunters I wasn't into it at the time. I'm still a hunting virgin! As far as the ACO, only thing I can think of is maybe because it's a condominium community AKA trailer park they don't want to do that. I'm really not sure but to this day the handful of rabies in the community has been dealt with all by catching, haven't even heard of them using tranquilizers. The grey fox this year was caught, accidentally in a bear trap by our main dumpster.

Foxworthy needed some new material!

No problem at all, btw seems to be some what common over there (Sussex county). Had 3 other people being treated along with me, all because of bats supposedly. Btw I'm going back like 15 years but at the end of summer this year they caught a yote and a grey fox both tested postive for rabies. I didn't have a run in with them, also last summer had a fox scratch someone, person was fine but fox did test positive.

wondering why you or the officer didn't just shoot it?

yea that's a good point they would have to come out with some kind of a refer stick breathalyzer or something like that I would imagine. Its really supposed to be meant for relaxation not for work. I would much rather see an opioid breathalyzer way before a pot one. I think the heroin epidemic in this country is far more terrifying then any reefer sticks

I don't have any UA out wear except hats. However, I do swear by their underwear. I have the cold gear 2.0 and 4.0 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

And so ends the controversy as to whether blaze orange spooks deer ..... lol.

Hah.. I had one jump almost over my ATV about 15 years ago. Scared the crap out of me.

That reallywas nuts my closet encounter with a deer two of us set up.on the opposite ends of a small.plot of wood and we're both stalking toward each toward the middle of the property with out notes and I had a bunch.of deer chime running and I had to get down and duck because a doe jumped over my head that was pretty cool and made new a little nervous lol

I'm looking forward to learning how to smoke salmon when I get to Soldotna. It is supposed to be one of the best salmon fisheries in the world, on the Kenai river.

I dont think that's an axis in your photo, possibly a 116 trophy hunter? I have a 308 and 223 axis, savage makes great rifles for a great price.

a morning walk

Dang Wooly- I'm going to choke on my beer!

The farmers that work the land i hunt always leave quite a bit on the ground. The deer will eat the dropped beans, but that usually doesnt happen much until the corn is down. They pretty much abandon the bean fields until late season, and even then, its sporadic.

the bigger the better.. not a fan of cheaper blinds..the saying is you get what you pay for, is never more true than with blinds.. 5.5x5.5 ft or 6x6 is even better, or you'll find yourself putting your arrow out the window to draw.

I just secured permission near the new house on 100 acres of cut corn filled with geese tonight. I am one happy guy ????

I try to buy good stuff, but never just before or during hunting season. Wait till around Jan. or Feb. and most stuff will be 50%+ off. You might have to look hard for something in sizes other that XXXXXL or XXXXXsm., but deals are out there. "Ripe old age of 31?" I have boots that are almost as old than you !! LOL!

2-liter bottles or even milk jugs filled with water and frozen will stay frozen for some time, and are good to keep in the cavity to cool the meat.

I am ready to go.....time to enjoy the season.

Good Luck.. Hope you limit out

Now they have things like the quiet Kat. When we used bikes we did walk them up hills. But getting into the spot that was in general a lower elevation was way faster. Heck my brother left a camp chair and some other gear at the far end. I parked on private land and hiked in to get it to be closer and it still took all afternoon. If you're not going up hill much from point a to b, bikes save a lot of energy.

People worry about too much silly stuff. I am in public from time to time with camo jeans...nearly all of it is hunting related...running to the hardware store to pick up ratchet straps, or similar. I'm not wearing camo because it's camo, my prep jeans are just camo because they were $5 at Walmart and durable as all get out. People tell themselves stories too easily. The jamoke wearing the camo shirt or hat may be a stone cold killer and you might learn a thing or two. Or, he could very well be a wannabe hunter who has all the gear but hasn't hunted in ages or not at all. Then again, life's too short.

Oh my. They must be really tired!

I love my Remington 1100.

That's not rust that's character. [emoji2] Sent from my LG-VS980

I got to watch my girlfriend shoot her first deer last year(nice 135lb dressed doe) with her bow!!! she doesn't mind gutting, skinning, and butchering deer or turkeys, even when I used to do it in her bathtub!!! and she LOVES venison. guess I caught a keeper!!!

I think how easy a property line is known can vary greatly with the type if property without having some type of line marking. Old farm land with hedgerows is one thing but for big woods hunting it could be very easy to wander over a line. IMO.

So if I understand correctly, you are willing to spend several thousand dollars to survey the lines and paint a tree but putting up a simple sign it too bothersome? I have to follow the law and know were your line is but you don't have to follow the law to post it?

But we are in ny....not Ohio so laws here are different and so the responsibility falls on landowner....when your deep in state land and happen to cross on to unposted private land it should not be the hunters fault. Also deer retrieval on posted land is much easier with properly and legally posted land. As you can call and get permission