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A woman was 3 months pregnant when she fell into a deep coma and woke up after about 10 months. The woman asked the doctor about her baby. Doctor: You had twins, a boy and a girl. They’re both fine. And, your brother named them for you. Woman: No No No! Not my brother. He’s an idiot! What did he name the girl? Doctor: Denise. Woman: Ohh, that’s actually a nice name. What about the boy? Doctor: deeply sighs Denephew.

A friend sent me a photo of this 3 in 1 Swiss Army Knife Cart-Chair-Shooting Rest being sold by various vendors online and asked what I thought. The idea is OK I guess, have to wonder how well it is made and how durable it is. I would actually have to see one in person and sit on it and see how it feels. I don't think it is something for me but may work for someone else. Anyone here seen one of these gizmos up close? Al

I hunt from the ground 100% now (fear of heights). But one thing I do remember is how slick tree steps and stand platforms can get with just a little snow. Be sure to harness up snow or no-snow.

Today I Green scored the 8 point I got opening day of muzzleloader. I got the horns from the taxidermist yesterday. I was conservative with measurements. I came up with 140 5/8. With differences from left to right I got 132 2/8. The circumference of his bases are both over 4 inches.

Not gone, no. Not shot because of it, lots of times. It is strange, just today I was thinking about how much I'm looking forward to getting back out with the muzzle loader after christmas. Then moments later dreading the idea of what follows if I shoot something.

It worked out well for me this year with that gun. I shot 4 times and killed 4 deer. Filled my buck tag, my doe tags and a doe tag signed over to me.

If I am trying to check out the gun or the scope, I use a bench, sand bags and take as much of my personal inaccuracies out of things as I can. If I want to see how shaky and wobbly I can be, I shoot off-hand.

That was one of the most satisfying videos I’ve ever seen. I hate those damn things!

I have a Rem 7400 308 for my son. It was my Dad’s rifle, so it’s special to him. My Dad didn’t take great care of it, it has maybe 10 rounds through it and is pitted everywhere because he left it in his attic. We are tearing it down and sending it out for Cerakote soon. I’ll get some reduced recoil loads and an adjustable stock to fit it to him correctly.

As a young teen my dad would volunteer me at times out to a good friend of his that had a dairy farm. It was very hard work as the farm was understaffed and my main working partner was his son "Tool". (Never was there a better nickname) So after a hard day's work there was absolutely nothing to do. At night the only TV was occupied with Heehaw and such and I wasn't a fan. My dad was a WWII vet and a Battle of the Bulge participant. He didn't want guns in the house even though his father provided food with them. The one thing Tool was good at was shooting and he taught me to shoot a 22. Our nightly ritual was to go down to the corn crib and shoot rats. I likely owe all my shooting ability to this practice.

I'm not far from you, East of swain 10 minutes, and Glyphosate is safe if used/applied properly. Skin covered, and face ventilation. A natural DIY Weed killer is mixing 1 gallon Vinegar with 1 cup Table salt and 1 TBS dawn dish soap(Helps vin/salt stick to plant) This will kill the roots but takes time.. May want to try an experiment with this first. Also, to get a good kill, you must spray the plant(whether its GLY or DIY mixture) when the plant is green and actively growing.. not in drought or cold conditions.. With That being said, A large Tarp is how many "Hobbyist No Till Garden folk" keep weeds from growing is by using a large tarp. By using a large Tarp you have to apply even weight across the entire tarp to keep the weight of the tarp down to the soil. Otherwise you will still get growth to pop your tarp up. This will kill the existing vegetation but isn't always a great practice, you'd probably have to amend your soils when you plan on planting. There are other No till methods you can try as well. As in timing your plantings directly before a rain, where you can seed into the area and then mow as low as possible a couple times to make sure cut vegetation isn't thick and bulky.. the rain would germinate your seed, and if your seed is on top of soil and below the dead cut vegetation.. you'll have a food plot. IT may not be an absolute perfect weed free plot but it will certainly draw wildlife depending on the seeds planted and if planted at the right time of year. you can also keep an area mowed low, so the soil is exposed in and around the existing vegetations roots/stem system seed and then roll over with a lawn roller after a rain when ground is soft and with rain following.. On top of that, Use of a chainsaw is #1 on the list, And by releasing Native hard and soft mast trees you can create wild organic food sources. Plant new orchards and maintain them, add pollinator clovers in and around your trees to keep the bees nearby. A chainsaw will also double in effect as you can add bedding cover, create travel corridors and so much more.. Especially if you and your neighbor work together.. The more the merrier when it comes to aiding wildlife..

I used a salt, soap and vinegar (???) solution I found on the net on my weeds at home. It was funny, I sprayed it on and I've never seen plants react so fast. Glysophate can take a couple days at times to show it's working. This stuff, a half hour later the weeds were changing colors. Later in the day they all looked like they were dying. It was amazing, I was thrilled. What was also amazing was that less than a week later they were all fine again, they looked as healthy as they did before I sprayed them lmao

It helps considerably with a frozen or semi frozen deer. That was my interest......

Yup! My license this year! lol

I had a friend inject and air up my buck (maybe you saw my post on the OTHER site?) from opening day last month and was very surprised at how well it worked. My buck was gutted and had three holes in it; two shots, one exited and one didn't. My friend injected my buck in at least four spots, two in the hindquarters and two in the front shoulders. Maybe the neck too? It didn't take more that a couple minutes to do it and it did make a difference. You're not using a hand bicycle pump are you?

The 100s of $$ I've spent over the years on scents desperately hoping one would work.

By volume, My T/C shoots 2" high at 100 yards

Has to be volume........

Well that’s kinda a double edge sword. I think the state itself kinda dropped he ball ball on the overall management of the herds in many places with their rules and laws such as changing the mandatory check stations all the way to giving farmers the green light to kill deer all night long which many just gut shot and let run off to die elsewhere. Then your spot on with hunters taking things in their own hands if you will with them trying to make their hunting better and a better chance for bigger bucks. When everyone wanted to be their own Bone Collector things sure did change. I don’t see it changing back anytime soon with the money involved in the chasing of big antlers. Evolution I guess.

One of my big regrets is having helped to bring much of the "educated and scientific" ie. QDM to New York State. It became the Mr. Hyde to the Dr. Jekyl of hunting. I believed I was introducing a great management program to the state... when, in fact, it just became a trophy buck farming program... utilizing food plots, cameras and selfish hunting practices to produce a hit list of whitetail bucks with little regard for the true management of healthy whitetail deer populations in general.

yeah my son will be 11 next season and I'm already starting to think about his christmas gift for a gun that winter. I'm leaning towards a .270

I guess the real answer is what is the expected range of shot. It would be a miracle to get a shot over a hundred yards on my property. I zero at 60 yards.

I'm good for 2 or 3 alarm silencers a season and can almost always predict them when I'm going to bed that night. If I have a work trip planned or a busy few days and warm temps I just wont hunt because I don't have the ability to put in the work. I will also go into a hunt where doe and mature bucks are on the table and as it gets closer to dark, doe's are then off the table because night tracking and dragging can suck. I've also gone in with certain goals and passed because I just wasn't feeling it in the moment. I think that's how everyone should hunt. I hate the mantra that you shouldn't pass on the 1st day what you would be happy to shoot on the last and all that. Shoot what you want, when you want if it's legal and be happy about it. besides bb's. stop shooting bb's.

Completely agree! Two clear examples. 1) Hunting partner shot at a deer broadside from the ground. Arrow got deflected and he said it ran off with arrow sticking out of its rump. We tracked hoping to find his arrow. Had a decent blood trail and eventually found the deer. The arrow actually never hit the rump. It hit the opposite rear leg inside femur and severed the femoral artery. The fletch being near the rump made it appear that is where the impact was. 2) I shot a deer broadside from the ground; aiming at the front leg crease. Saw the arrow bury up to the fletch back near the abdomen. I instantly saw it as a gut shot. Watched the deer run off and drop/pile-up 15 yards away. Without me realizing it, the deer moved and was actually quartering away. Arrow hit liver, diaphragm, lung, and heart.

Dont let the heat keep you from hunting. a hot doe will make any buck move regardless of weather. My buddy shot a giant last night on his feet looking for a doe willing to play

I agree with others. Sight-in needs to be from a lead sled or holding device. Then once sighted in, practice the way you hunt. Every animal I have killed with a gun has been either off-hand or sitting resting on my knee. I never was a fan of shooting prone for some reason. Regardless, sighting in is done from a lead sled (caldwell).

"Practicing" with a rifle offhand or without a solid rest is fine.... But if you think it is an indication of which of 4 bullets group the best, you are pissing in the wind.... You need a rock solid bench and rest to eliminate the human error...

Obviously I've been doing it all wrong for years.

No way Larry. Dont you pattern your rifles off hand? A bench is only for a 243

Pellets do not allow precise packing . Air gaps, crushed pellets .all effect accuracy and burn. Consistancy is the absolute key to a muzzleloader. Cant get it from pellet loads. Longer range needs same pressure to pack powder and exact weight/ volume of powder. Pellets vary quite a bit alone add to that air gap from rifeling and cracked crushed or damaged in any way and a minute differences show at range.