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Homemade Tick Repellent
Shoots100 replied to airedale's topic in DIY - Do It Yourself, tutorials and videos
This is the type of pump up sprayer I use. Pump Sprayer Since the sprayers are cheap, I bought two as I treat multiple clothes at one time and using the trigger sprayers got old real quick, unless you really need to strengthen your trigger fingers. SJC -
Get the Dramamine ready.
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Homemade Tick Repellent
Shoots100 replied to airedale's topic in DIY - Do It Yourself, tutorials and videos
Been doing this for a long time. I use a small pump up sprayer and after letting the clothes sit for an hour, I put the work clothes in the dryer on low heat to fully dry. I let my hunting clothes dry in the sun, as not to contaminate them with whatever scents that might be lurking in the dryer. You would think that the smell would scare animals off, but I've had no issues, even with approaching coyote. I think it's a good cover scent. SJC -
If you have a shop close by with a fair amount of scopes, i would visit and see what looks best. With the availability of 30mm or bigger tubes and great glass, you can have more magnification with a wide FOV and better light gathering capabilities than the older 1" tubed scopes. When I compare the LPVO's I have with my old scopes, the difference is stunning, even with the cheaper brands. SJC
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And to answer your question, Yes.
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I loaded a couple boxes of 35 Rem 200 grain hornady interlok rounds for my brother last week, $8 a box. No tax, driving or waiting in line. He bought the die set, powder, primers and projos years ago and all I do is load him a couple boxes each year so he can get some target practice on woodchucks before the season opens. SJC
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I prefer the red reticle, but the green stands out better to me when in black hot. I try not to move it around so much, but you never know when the Mus are going to stop for a shot. I was resting the rifle on top of the barbecue and scanning with the monocular and forgot it was recording. I do change the color to suit the conditions, but for some reason this scope and almost all of the lower end thermals don't have reticle brightness control.
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A brief but wild storm blew through the area and I figured the animals would be frolicking about afterwards. This one should've stayed inside.
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Found this little guy Sunday afternoon.
Shoots100 replied to First-light's topic in General Chit Chat
They usually nest in young hardwoods near a marsh and not open fields. Being it's NY, it could be a woodcock that's self identifying as another type of bird ! -
I totally agree with you, except for the fact that most of the pot stirrers that left were the ones calling for the banning and censoring of other members when their lies were challenged with facts, also breaking several rules and then crying like babies when they were put into time out. You can only have a discussion of opposing viewpoints with adults, so the cry babies started another site and I wish them well. I would also like to see a growing membership, but it is what it is.
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Two more down. These mice were always hanging out in no shoot spots, so I decided to use nature against nature and strategically placed some pieces of watermelon in those areas so the raccoons would do what they do best and scare them into shoot zones. It worked like a charm.
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Happy Birthday and many more.
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That's the $2,500 AGM Adder TS35-384 thermal I use as a backup. My primary scope is the Nvis Halo X50, but it's a longer range scope that sucks for close range work, as you can see in this pic I took of the same spot I dropped the Mus with the Adder. There's a plethora of shorter range thermal scopes available for the hunter looking to get into the sport for under $2K. SJC
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The Cat strikes again. This time there's no doubt about it.
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Have to do some late job's tonight (5/24), so I decided to stay up late and do some hunting around the house. Spotted this Mus perusing the grapevines between the houses. It started out in a no shoot zone and then after it got tired of torturing me, it wandered behind the neighbors shed. Hunting and trying to shoot Mus with a pellet rifle at night will teach you patience. SJC
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Live From The Woods 2023 Turkey Edition
Shoots100 replied to WNYBuckHunter's topic in Turkey Hunting
Three of my buddies connected in Delaware county and my handicapped friend came real close Monday AM, but the weather screwed us up big time. Going to be taking him out again this weekend for another try, as the weather is supposed to be beautiful and the word Quit isn't in his vocabulary. Good luck to all. -
Otters are very susceptible to lead poisoning and I hear there's a lot of lead in your area of the state, so maybe it'll die of lead poisoning before it cleans your pond out. It could happen ! SJC
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Cat and Mus. Last night on perimeter watch I had this mouse that really pushed it. Wouldn't stop for a shot and when it did, I found that I didn't tighten the tank all the way in and the resounding click was all that happened when I pulled the trigger. After the click, that freaking mouse ran towards me and under the deck. I went inside and cleared the rifle and made sure it was working. Went out and found it lurking under the deck with the thermal spotter, not giving me a shot for about 10 minutes until I heard it scurrying under the ladder, trying to flank me. Bad move for the mouse, as I was dialed in and I dropped it before it charged. Another mouse bites the dust. https://youtu.be/XOyoi4MGWZI
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As noted in Airedales air gun post earlier this month, After varmint season ended I mounted my backup Adder scope on my "Black Cat" Fusion2 PcP converted .177 air rifle to do some genus Mus eradication around the homestead after seeing some running around while testing thermals earlier in the year. I found an old jar of almond butter in the cabinet and made a couple of bait piles to view from my deck. It didn't take long to put the Cat to work. Mus 1 Mus 2 And a confirmation pic of Mus 2
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I too have been using pump, spring, Co2 and PCP pistols & rifles in all sorts of calibers since I was a wee lad too. I've been using a 9mm PCP for hunting critters/varmints for awhile and updated my smaller pest control line up last summer with a Umarex Fusion2 .177 rifle, using converted 90g CO2 cartridges that I can charge with air. It has an awesome trigger, 50 consistent shots per cartridge, awesome accuracy with RWS + cheaper pellets, have had no issue with pellets feeding from both magazines and it's backyard quiet. Only issue I have with it, it's not left handed, but being it's so light I can cycle the bolt with no problems while supporting it with my left hand. There's a big accuracy consistency using compressed air compared to Co2 and saving money by not having to buy Co2 cartridges is a big plus too. After the coyote season ended, I mounted and sighted in my Adder thermal scope on the Fusion2 and it's ready for those pesky Vermin day or night. Yes, I mounted a $2,500 thermal scope on a $130 rifle ! I've been using the air force hand pump if I don't have access to my friends compressor and have been looking into getting a small 12v/110v compressor like you have for awhile. How do you like the compressor Airedale ? Home Depot has a couple of small compressors for sale now and I'll probably go that route for ease of replacement if anything goes wrong. Your thread just might get me to finally order it ! SJC
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Isn't Kathy Hochul the current NY Governor ? You claim your wife made her decision not to vote for Zeldin or vote at all based on the obvious lies about Zeldin's stance on Roe vs Wade that were paid for by the Democratic party and Kathy, the sole beneficiary of those lies.
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Take her to a vet, as it could be a myriad of possibilities causing the issue. If your vet confirms that it's another UTI, there are food/drink supplements to give your dog to help curtail the UTI from happening again. Some dogs are prone to infections. Good luck.