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Back on August 3rd, I was up around 12ft high and I chose not wear my safety harness cause it would take longer to put it on than the task at hand. Long story short, this was the time i needed that harness. I fell and broke 3 ribs and a near compound mid shaft humerus fracture in my left arm. 6 weeks in and the union of the fracture is delayed but doctor is confident that i wont need surgery. But I sure wont be lifting any weights or PT till Dec from that left arm. Ribs still hurt if I cough or sneeze. So why am i posting this? Learn from mistake and this coming season plz we

I've been wondering where this buck has been, as I haven't had him on cam since January. I was very happy to get a cell cam notification a couple days ago with pics of him! Just seeing the shape of his rack, I figured it was him, but he notch in his ear was a giveaway though! I went back to my January pics and zoomed in and could make out the notch. VIDEO https://photos.app.goo.gl/K2cWa1btA3Xr9pg17 2020

Awesome afternoon hunt yesterday. Went into a suspected feeding area and I got to watch 5 different deer, even had the hammer back on the first one I saw. The first one I could clearly see it was a spike at 40 yds, so it got a pass. Decent size deer too. The next two that came out of bedding ... one was a real nice buck followed by a large mature doe... They were at least 250 yds out but sure got the blood pumping. 15 minutes later, two SLAMMERS came out of a different bedding area.. they were at least 300 yds and I couldnt count points through the scope but the racks on these two

This showed up in the bathroom today… apparently my wife is getting pumped for bow season too. If this doesn’t attract deer, nothing will!

Plots and wildlife enjoying the nice weather we have had recently.

This whole thread shows why I’m not a fan of scoring and “ record books .” Also “ world record “ according to who ? Some group with a set of rules ? That’s not a “ world record” that’s their record . Either way scrap the whole tape measure thing and just hunt .

Brought my 7yr old with me today to get the cam cards. Put him in his camo and let him carry the binos to get him excited about our scouting trip. I saw more deer today then any other single day i can remember. 81! That was 41 on the property and another 40 while driving. At one point we were walking along the field edge when a young doe nearly walked out of the brush into us. Came within 7 or 8 feet of us! Also saw a bachelor group, and one buck that was by himself that was pretty big. Here's a couple pix from our hike and one from the trail cam.

Went out this morning with 2 buddies on an early season goose hunt. Had a great morning. That's me kneeling in the picture with one of my buddies. We bagged 10 geese and honestly missed a few more. It got so warm out that we quit early. All in all it was a good day. valoroutdoors.com

Spent a couple days in Grand Rapids Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Timing is everything. So we buy it online and she gets 2 doe permits 8P and 8S. We are joking how great opening weekend will be and up pops her club soccer schedule for fall and winter. Wouldn't you know there is a tournament Nov 20th and 21st. They are U18 all the kids are committed to colleges on the team except mine. No big deal if see missis the tournament but doesn't look good and goes against her grain. Looks like I'll be up day after Thanksgiving! lol

I love seeing the seasons change this time of year. Cant wait for that first time out! Few early ground scrapes showing up. Usually middle of October in the areas im seeing them now.

I think I've got over 9 different 8+ point bucks on camera in the past 2 months. Yes I'm keeping the big ones close to the chest.

I have to laugh at how many dedicated haters I have on this forum. None of them ever seem to address anything I post other than to say they hate everything I post. I'm amused by how easily they are triggered and their ad hominem replies, which they always resort to when they cannot refute my posts with an intelligent counter argument. They're truly indoctrinated and refuse to listen to any opposing opinions, just like they were indoctrinated to do. They seem to find it easier to think what they're told to think. No matter how many times I've offered to debate them on any issue they wo

Yes, it is a K 1.5 that I bought used and had mounted in 1984. I imagine it was made in the late 60’s to early 70’s, around the same time as grandpa’s model 37 Ithaca 16 gauge deerslayer. I have a matching serial number modified choke barrel, in addition to the cylinder bore deerslayer smoothbore barrel for that gun. I only used that one time, on a grouse hunt with my uncle, when I was 14. I shot about 14 times on that hunt, at about a dozen grouse, but never so much as knocked a feather off one of them. That is why I did not mind having the receiver drilled for the scope m

was just looking at some old pics of hunting spots. 1st pic 2019 Littlefield , second pic the new and improved 2021 Littlefield with food plot. (both views from sitting in stand)

Two week warning! I’ll be drinking my coffee and takin my morning shit at this time. All I have left is wash clothes and mix up a bottle of home brew permethrin.

I love shooting my revolvers as I have many. However, I only have an optic on one of them and thats a reflex sight. I thought a long barreled .22 mag revolver with a scope would be a lot of fun for those “think i can hit that” scenarios. I have a few shooting sticks i can play with thanks for the tip. Oh, because everyone likes gun porn….Smith and Wesson 617 .22lr. Nikon spur reflex sight on top.

Same here . One of my proudest days was when the youngest asked why we had “ life in prison.” I said well society has deemed that some people are so dangerous,that we don’t want them walking among us . She simply said , “ I get that , but why don’t we just kill them ?” Ah out of the mouths of babes ….

Pepperoni, provolone and spinach omelette. Go to beer.

im so freakin ready I feel like I took the little Blue bow hunting pill! LFG!!!

So many doe around this year as we knew the population was downnand only took 3 instead of our normal 10.. crazy looking out kitchen window and seeing 11 deer in plot just in front of house... cut doe tags way back here this year so guys will need to use bow ,crossbow or muzzleloader this year to get their meat. Nephew came over from college and we shot bows this evening.. he did very weĺl 9 of 10 all kill shots one went high. 1st time shooting bow and he'd kill a deer to 25 yards no problem. Looking forward to him shooting his 1st deer with a bow or gun this year, even though hes killled a

Getting decent plot growth with the abundance of rain…now that we’ve had a few dry days seems to help in early plot conditioning for the wildlife

A lot of you know that I work with 4-H Youth Development. My Executive Director and I are wanting to pilot a trail cam program for our youth, and I'm looking for suggestions for cameras that are easy to set up, take quality photos, and are easy to retrieve. Now, that wish list obviously isn't exclusive to what we are looking for as I doubt anyone is looking for something that is difficult to set up, takes crap photos that you can't access We're planning on purchasing 4 cameras for this program, and are going to start with them ourselves. I'm going to take a couple, and he's going to take

Big dang bear.

With the correct bullets and shot placement, absolutely.

This , limit two crowlers per person ,so I took Mrs Nomad along . May go back tomorrow as well . Thing is I’m not drinking for two weeks , well one more to go , if I make it past tonight .

The cheap stealth cams are very easy to use. A few samples below of critters/deer both day and night. Sometimes the quality isn’t great but good enough for cheap and training/learning. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

No- I'm not leaving the Site- put the Whiskey Shot Cups back- lol! So this morning at 9am " on the Dot",I called up the Newburgh Social Security Office. I was prepared for a 1 Hour+ wait on the Phone while listening to office music However- A very nice woman answered right away. I would like to put in for my Social Security Retirement said I. Ok- sounds good was the reply. Long story short,I have a Phone appointment for early next Month and they call me to complete the process. And,I will be getting next years COLA Increase as well. The largest in ove

Bow is gone!

Biz just ripped his shirt off

MAKE MEAT!!! If you want to handle bone, visit Soho in NYC!!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I never forgot

That is exactly why they hate you, no answers! As for me I like being informed, keep up the good work and fight Grouse. Al

Had to go up 20 or so feet on a ladder to fix holes in the eve of the cabin. I put on my harness and had a rope tied to the staircase. I clipped in once I got up there. It worked! Got to be safe.

Most all camo blobs out beginning at a short distance . In the pic. I’m wearing a Mossy Oak camo T shirt . Looks like a dark blob .

!! I hope for speedy recovery! I went to ladder stands years ago for increased safety, but still...regardless of height, I need to use a safety harness more. It only takes a fall of a few feet for a serious injury.

Those two fawns and mom from the second set of pictures visit that clover trail everyday and are doing more then fine. Had a camera problem on my usual bow hot spot but the rye plot is getting pounded. I'm wondering what is munching on the rye. Never had so many good bucks preseason so I'm pretty happy to say the least. For 5H I think these are some pretty nice adk bucks. Opening day of bow I plan on sitting where that wounded buck is. Hope it works out.

I totally agree it's a stretch but everyone needs to play nice in the sandbox. The clubs could lose a section of trail for a whole season over an extra week of hunting. Sent from my SM-A716V using Tapatalk

I have a reflex sight on my squirrel getter. Ruger 22/45 hunter.

Their just doing that to appease to the tug hill region and snowmobiling.

We should push one day this season. You and @chef in ladders and I’ll walk across the whole parcel. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

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If you've hunted for any bit of time, you should understand that deer hunting makes people stupid. And I'm just talking run of the mill deer hunting. Big bucks make some people delusional. For one reason or another . . .

camo is mostly marketing